“I remind myself that out of all the crimes the government commits, lying to the public is pretty low on the list. Every government does it, no matter how good their intentions are or how much they care about their people.” Heglanced at me. “We’re doing it right now, to our little part of the world.”
I scowled. “That’s not what I—”
“I know what you meant, Kitty. And I gave you my answer.” He leaned back, his posture still stiff. “Once you accept that everything that comes out of a news anchor’s mouth is propaganda, it gets easier to read between the lines.And that’s what I’m listening for. The things they aren’t telling us.”
I fell silent for several minutes, listening to a man drone on about how the Hart family was holding together during this difficult time, in the midst of such terri
