The pragmatism that Mr. Ramaswamy values also means that Asian Americans are overrepresented in STEM-related fields but ...

Part of America's strength lies in entrepreneurial risk-taking and a culture that fosters it. Think SpaceX, Apple or Netflix.

I could have been a billionaire, but I used to watch Saturday-morning cartoons. I could have been Vivek Ramaswamy, if not for the ways I’ve been corrupted by the mediocrity of American culture.

Ramaswamy criticized American culture for celebrating a sitcom character and not valuing studying and hard work, but that character scored a 1502 on the SATs.

Vivek Ramaswamy is an American billionaire entrepreneur born to Indian immigrant parents in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has established himself as a notable figure in both business and politics.

That’s a good argument. But then his fellow DOGE co-chair, Vivek Ramaswamy, who was born in Ohio to Indian immigrants, chimed in to blame 1990s-era sitcom depictions of “cool” and “nerdy ...