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Copaganda
Once upon a time in post-pandemic 2020s America—a nation teetering on the brink of a national divorce, where the cultural divide feels as vast as the Grand Canyon and the culture wars rage louder than a cable news debate.
In Eagle Pass, Texas, Green Beret Army veteran and Border Detective James Wade—a loose-lipped, tobacco-addicted, cowboy-boot-wearing, maybe-functioning alcoholic—makes national headlines after thwarting a gas station robbery by migrants. Social media does what it does turns him into a viral sensation. To the right, Wade becomes the rugged face of justice. To the left, he’s the poster boy for systemic oppression. Caught in the crossfire, Wade finds himself America’s most controversial lawman.
To cool the flames, Wade is shipped off to Chicago for “sensitivity training” and immersion in DEI initiatives. Partnered with Marcus White, an African American detective from Englewood with a sharp tongue and a sharper grasp of urban policing, Wade is thrown into the seedy underbelly of Chicago’s arms trade. The rural Texan and the urban progressive clash as they navigate their ideological differences, all while dodging clickbait journalists and shadowy profiteers thriving on the nation’s chaos.
Wade also hopes to reconnect with his progressive, polyamorous, astrologically obsessed ex-wife, her vegan boyfriend, and his therapy-going, gender-questioning kids. But balancing cowboy boots and birth charts isn’t easy, especially in a world addicted to hot takes and outrage.
Copaganda is a provocative, darkly comedic modern Western—a buddy cop satire for the culture wars era. Set against a backdrop that’s equal parts Lethal Weapon and a dystopian Twitter feed, it stirs up debates about race, gender ideology, Trump Derangement Syndrome, and policing tactics, all while uncovering the shadowy forces pulling America’s puppet strings.
Irreverent, wild, and unapologetically timely, Copaganda dares to What does it really mean to survive—let alone find common ground—when the world feels like it’s on fire?
In Eagle Pass, Texas, Green Beret Army veteran and Border Detective James Wade—a loose-lipped, tobacco-addicted, cowboy-boot-wearing, maybe-functioning alcoholic—makes national headlines after thwarting a gas station robbery by migrants. Social media does what it does turns him into a viral sensation. To the right, Wade becomes the rugged face of justice. To the left, he’s the poster boy for systemic oppression. Caught in the crossfire, Wade finds himself America’s most controversial lawman.
To cool the flames, Wade is shipped off to Chicago for “sensitivity training” and immersion in DEI initiatives. Partnered with Marcus White, an African American detective from Englewood with a sharp tongue and a sharper grasp of urban policing, Wade is thrown into the seedy underbelly of Chicago’s arms trade. The rural Texan and the urban progressive clash as they navigate their ideological differences, all while dodging clickbait journalists and shadowy profiteers thriving on the nation’s chaos.
Wade also hopes to reconnect with his progressive, polyamorous, astrologically obsessed ex-wife, her vegan boyfriend, and his therapy-going, gender-questioning kids. But balancing cowboy boots and birth charts isn’t easy, especially in a world addicted to hot takes and outrage.
Copaganda is a provocative, darkly comedic modern Western—a buddy cop satire for the culture wars era. Set against a backdrop that’s equal parts Lethal Weapon and a dystopian Twitter feed, it stirs up debates about race, gender ideology, Trump Derangement Syndrome, and policing tactics, all while uncovering the shadowy forces pulling America’s puppet strings.
Irreverent, wild, and unapologetically timely, Copaganda dares to What does it really mean to survive—let alone find common ground—when the world feels like it’s on fire?
328 pages, Paperback
Published March 10, 2025
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