The Long Trip of Rick Perry

This is an interesting story but damn how I wish journalists would stop recycling cliches. It's gone past being an occasionally amusing joke and developed into a maladaptive reflex.

Non-paywall link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/us/politics/rick-perry-dr...

This story is about former Texas Gov. Rick Perry becoming a vocal advocate for “using the powerful psychotropic drug ibogaine as a potential treatment for brain trauma, addiction and even cognitive decline”