what i kept thinking as i prepared was we are in a conversation with history. we are talking to or past to framers who sought to offer these protections in a constitution so widely. but we re also talking about our children. his children, my grandchildren, and our future. and what we do matters. it will matter to the future. and so that s what i thought we were in a continuum with history. we suffered the gravest attack upon our congress, our constitution and attack spirited by a president, america is attacking americans, using the american flag to batter people. it max me very emotional. understandably so. understandably so. but that banging that visceral memory of the banging i ll never forget. that s certainly revealing. the book is a very open and messy tour through what have like to start with harmless and opioid addict and what s interesting about it is because the first experiences that you fob are ones that probably a lot of people can relate to gettin