Andy Kroll is a staff reporter in the Washington, D.C., bureau of Mother Jones magazine. He grew up in Michigan, says "pop" like a proud Midwesterner should, and keeps a copy of Joan Didion's Slouching Towards Bethlehem on hand whenever possible. Bug him at andykroll (at) gmail (dot) com.
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