So if it's a "hard term to define these days," why does the cohort aptly called "Rubes and Cretins" continue to make such attempts in vain?...While The New Republic noted that “there are quite a few different definitions and perspectives on socialism,” none of those definitions includes anything about “boys playing in girls’ sports.” In his answer to the question, Vance – a Yale-educated lawyer – also said that socialism is “a hard term to define these days,” and said “classically, you would think socialism is about prioritizing workers.”