Pynchon beyond conspiracy. A decent-enough 4 July essay on Against the Day, imo.

[Mark Kohut]

But a half-lame ending that does not show awareness of the meanings of P's
ending.
But *Against The Day,* that great book, might move further into use to
frame insights/ aspects of America. It has everything.

https://samuelscohen.com/2022/07/04/against-the-day/?fbclid=IwAR0dHESob9ColOB_iu29PfIzHPsp-h6uWHLLkzNXHkuSI1pdkJvLKAaHgD0