Joe Miller

Conservatives and many moderates may view Rachel Maddow as an extreme liberal, but her writing belies that perception. Instead, she presents a well-researched story of the pro-Nazi propagandists and seditionists in pre-Pearl Harbor America. In doing so, she highlights the actions of the heroic yet forgotten individuals who fought to expose and prosecute disloyalty. The threat from fascist militia groups, paranoid conspiracy nuts, and Jew-haters in 1933-41 parallels the efforts of those undermining American democracy today. Another parallel is the involvement the Nazi regime in U.S. politics. A gripping and frightening book that anyone with an interest in American politics should read.