Empire of Illusion

Wrestling and porn, easy targets though Hedges is merciless in his outrage citing the worst stomach churning examples to sledgehammer his point home. From there it's onto reality television then a segue to the corporate controlled news foisted on us. All this to lead us to the Empire of the title, the complete giving over of our lives to corporatism.

It's a long angry screed, relentless and pessimistic. It's something the 20-something me would have loved and gotten righteously indignant about. Now it just makes me sad. It's all fire and brimstone with little in the way of redemption and hope.