recommended reading: The Great Derangement
The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion
by Matt Taibbi
alternates between his experiences while embedded with a platoon in Iraq, a mega-church in San Antonio, a chapter of the Truther movement, and time spent on capitol hill. it all adds up to an engrossing (and completely exasperating) portrait of a culture rushing headlong up its own ass.
I certainly admire people who do things.