The world really is a stage now, and everyone is method acting. The audience is global. The spotlight is always on because the stage is digital. Call it whatever you want—social media, the Metaverse, the Matrix. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that millions of Americans are no longer living their lives. They’re performing their lives.

Pritzker knows he's lying. His supporters in the media know he's lying. Most Illinoisans know he's lying. But as I mentioned earlier, spotting the lie is only half of the battle. Why is he lying? How does he benefit from the lie?