I saw Tim Miller’s book Why We Did It on the shelf of the local library, so I checked it out and am reading it (I refuse to spend money on anyone trying to cash in on a personal history of cultivating the right wing). I’m only about half through, but he lays bare the various funnels of info, the way these hacks form temporary alliances—he had one for a time with Chuck Johnson among other very unsavory characters—how getting into the “game” leads people like him to advocate for people who actively want to legislate against his interests as a gay man. It’s revolting and compelling.