The Age of Insurrection

For over a decade, David Neiwert has been America's canary in the coal mine-our national early-warning system on the spread of corrosive, eliminationist, right-wing hatred in our midst. -Rick Perlstein, author of Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America Over the last two decades, David Neiwert has been one of our finest analysts of the American far right, paying sustained, serious and careful attention to the seemingly fringe movements of conspiracy theorists and insurrectionists. Now it turns out these movements are not so fringe after all but have helped elect Donald Trump as president. This crisply written book, grounded in his solid reporting, tells the whole sordid story with clarity and force. More than anyone else, Neiwert understands that Trumpism has deep roots in American culture and history. In this book, he lays out those roots for all to see. -Jeet Heer, Senior Editor at the New Republic David Neiwert is among the most astute analysts of the contemporary right. -Joe Conason, author of Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth Neiwert has not only earned his investigative chops over the past decade or so by exploring the dangerous side of right-wing extremism-he's proven himself to be one of the more lyrical and elegant writers on the beat. -Daily Kos There is no more dogged or more courageous chronicler of the radical American Right than Dave Neiwert. He is the polestar by which we navigate the great distance between what we claim to be as a people, and what we truly are. - Charles Pierce, Esquire