Great characters make a solid book. "Waco" has three memorable people: *David Koresh. This was a terrible human being; he raped children, and it seems he had a fondness for corporal punishment. It's interesting to note that survivors of Waco have *not* renounced Koresh; survivors continue to think he knew what he was talking about. (By contrast, Manson people now know that Manson was a conman; Jim Jones people now understand that Jim Jones was a con.) Koresh did not have far-right beliefs, but, in death, he has become a tool for far-right figures (pro-Trump insurrectionists, Alex Jones). By dying in such a catastrophic way, Koresh became a figurehead. Now, when an insurrectionist is feeling agitated, he might make a reference to "Waco 2.0." *Janet Reno. Although Koresh was awful, the federal government can be problematic, as well. You can acknowledge this without becoming a conspiracy theorist. The ATF understood that a "surprise" raid would no longer...