Luke Mogelson, a combat correspondent who spent years covering wars abroad, returned to the United States to find his own country in escalating civic crisis. He embedded with right-wing militias in Michigan, accompanied Black Lives Matter protesters in Minneapolis after George Floyd's murder, and followed the January 6 insurrection into the Capitol building itself. The book chronicles a nation in conflict with itself, where armed citizens patrol streets, protesters face militarized police, and political violence becomes normalized. Mogelson applies the skills of a war correspondent to domestic turmoil, describing scenes with the same unflinching attention he brought to Afghanistan and Syria. He interviews militia members who believe they are defending the Constitution, protesters who see themselves as continuing the civil rights struggle, and ordinary Americans caught in the crossfire. The book examines how social media and political rhetoric fuel radicalization on multiple sides while maintaining nuanced portraits of individuals whose views he does not share. Mogelson's presence at the Capitol insurrection provides firsthand testimony to an event that has become subject to competing narratives. The result is essential documentation of American political life at a moment of fracture, written by a journalist trained to observe conflict without flinching from its implications.