Searching for Truth in the Empire of Lies: An Evolution of Political and Societal Perspectives During the Decline of America and its Empire (BookLocker, 2024) is a new 450-page collection of more than 90 essays by Chicago-based educational writer and political commentator A.J. Smuskiewicz. The book offers Smuskiewicz’s unique insights on the profound issues of the day (and some not-so-profound issues), providing a highly individualistic mix of Right and Left ideas, of conservative, libertarian, and revolutionary radical views.