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Rachel Maddow is host of the Emmy Award–winning Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, as well as the author of Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, a #1 New York Times bestseller. Maddow received a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Stanford University and earned her doctorate in political science at Oxford University. She lives in New York City and Massachusetts with her partner, artist Susan Mikula. photo credit: MSNBC Media, LLC

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[SOLD OUT]Rachel Maddow — Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism - with Susan Glasser — at GWU Lisner Auditorium

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Inspired by the research for her #1 Apple podcast,  Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra , from MSNBC,  Prequel  traces the rise of a radical strain of authoritarianism that has been alive and well in America for the better part of a century. Taking readers back to the early days of World War II, Maddow, with her inimitable wit and humor, introduces us to a clandestine network of far-far-right American radicals, united by one goal: to overthrow the U.S. government and install authoritarian rule. Through a series of sophisticated and shockingly well-funded efforts—including an astonishing amount of support among serving members of Congress—these extremists would bring America into a much closer flirtation with fascism than we want to remember. Through the heroic resistance of journalists, activists, and ordinary citizens, their goal was never achieved…but the seeds of extremism were planted and have reached forward through history into our present. As we navigate through our own disquieting times,  Prequel  offers a roadmap from U.S. history, marked both with heroics to emulate and traps and pitfalls to avoid.

Rachel Maddow  is host of the Emmy Award–winning  The Rachel Maddow Show  on MSNBC, as well as the #1  New York Times  bestselling author of  Drift  and  Blowout , and the  New York Times  bestselling co-author of  Bag Man . Maddow has also written, produced and hosted three original podcasts for MSNBC— Rachel Maddow Presents: Bag Man ,  Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra , and most recently the six-episode series  Rachel Maddow Presents: Deja News , which debuted in June at #1 on Apple Podcasts. Maddow received a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Stanford University and earned her doctorate in political science at Oxford University. She lives in New York City and Massachusetts with her partner, artist Susan Mikula.

Maddow will be in conversation with Susan Glasser . Glasser is a staff writer at The New Yorker , where she writes a weekly column on life in Washington. Glasser has served as the top editor of several Washington publications, including Politico , where she founded the award-winning Politico Magazine , and Foreign Policy , which won three National Magazine Awards, among other honors, during her tenure as editor in chief. Before that, she worked for a decade at the Washington Post , where she was the editor of Outlook and national news. She also oversaw coverage of the impeachment of Bill Clinton, served as a reporter covering the intersection of money and politics, spent four years as the Post’s Moscow co-bureau chief, and covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She edited Roll Call , a Capitol Hill newspaper, early in her career. Her books include Kremlin Rising , The Man Who Ran Washington , and, most recently, The Divider , a best-selling history of Donald Trump in the White House, which she co-wrote with her husband, Peter Baker.

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Rachel Maddow offers a chilling history lesson — and hope for today

In her new book, ‘prequel,’ maddow looks at a past moment of crisis that might help us understand both the threats we face today and how we can endure them.

A network of trained paramilitary cells. A propaganda campaign intent on sneaking Nazi materials onto college campuses. Attempted election interference from a hostile foreign power. A network of right-wing radio personalities and talking heads, often using sensationalism to spread anti-democratic messages. Sitting politicians with ties to an authoritarian groundswell. A seditious conspiracy trial.

All of this ought to sound familiar: In the last decade, each of these things has occurred in the United States. Rachel Maddow’s usual business is to report them on her evening news show, detailing each incidence of the creep of authoritarian power and each incarnation of organized violence. But in her new book, “ Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism ,” Maddow locates these now-familiar features in a more distant historical moment.

“Prequel” is a vivid, urgent, smart history of the years before and during World War II, when German agents, Nazi sympathizers, theocrats and others attempted to steer the United States away from fighting Germany — sometimes through isolationism, sometimes hoping the United States might align with Adolf Hitler’s Germany. Maddow examines how organized, pro-Nazi paramilitary groups planned to wage war on the federal government through selective targeting, built pipe bombs and other IEDs, and distributed hate materials. She also delves into their eccentric personalities and their general excitement about Hitler and Nazism.

In telling these stories, Maddow makes a vital contribution to the history of armed fascism in the United States. She demonstrates that a broad-based social movement of Nazi activists was afoot in the 1940s. It wasn’t just America First here and the Silver Shirts there, but a host of interconnected people (well documented in the book) who wanted to overthrow the United States and implement a fascist government.

Maddow also documents another common feature of then and now: stunning failures of surveillance, prosecution and government response. A central event of “Prequel” is the Great Sedition Trial of 1944. It ultimately accomplished little to nothing. The public was left largely unaware of the real threat posed by a coalition of Hitler-backed Nazi propagandists, not to mention the reality that there were sitting U.S. senators using their offices (and taxpayer money) to distribute disinformation designed to turn Americans against one another. And that was all in addition to an array of paramilitary groups ready to go to war on the United States so they could install a fascist regime.

The judge, quite simply, seems to have died of the stress.

Looking at this story in aggregate is a shock to our usual thinking about this historical period. It’s an era that, as Maddow notes, is ordinarily remembered as a time when Americans unified against fascist threats. The trial was such a failure that most of us don’t know that the politics of the era were far more divisive than Greatest Generation mythologies would have us believe.

It’s hard to point to exactly where the Great Sedition Trial failed, but the details Maddow presents are galling. What should shock us most? The defendants putting together propaganda envelopes right there in the courtroom? Government reprisals against the lead prosecutor? The president who buried the incendiary investigation that proved — for, what, the third time? — that the defendants’ effort was designed and bankrolled by the Hitler regime?

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In “Prequel,” as in its preceding podcast, “Ultra,” Maddow sticks to history. She doesn’t draw out the connections to the present moment but rather lets the through lines emerge organically. Many of those parallels will be obvious to those who’ve studied recent developments in white-power movements and similar groups. But in my view, Maddow’s decision to not overexplain those connections reflects both a trust in the capacity of her readers and a sense that knowing this history will illuminate the way that fascist and authoritarian threats appear in our society in the present day. “Prequel” is a valuable and compelling work of the history of the present, looking at the past to understand where we are — and to locate possibilities for action that we might not otherwise have seen.

It’s also not a book that leaves us with the failures that it documents so well. Maddow makes clear that the crisis we face today is not new and that this realization should give us hope — because previous generations have faced this threat and overcome it. To this, I’ll add a hopeful note: It’s not just that we’ve weathered these threats before but also that a lot has happened since we did the last time. Between then and now, the civil rights movement, the women’s movement, the LGBT movement and others have profoundly transformed the way Americans think about equality. The climate crisis has ignited political action, particularly among young people.

So, as we face reactionary politics, polarization and fascist conspiracies (prosecuted as such after Jan. 6 , 2021), we have more than the example of the prior generations: We also have years and years of teaching and learning and organizing. We don’t reset back to zero with every sedition trial, even those that have failed.

As Maddow notes, it’s not just about the failed court prosecutions and the others who chose not to act. It’s about the secretary who reported her boss, the civilian investigators, the whistleblowers, the undercover journalists. It’s about people like O. John Rogge, the lead prosecutor who refused to be silenced, and at great personal risk attempted to reveal the full extent of Nazi infiltration and sympathy. Silenced by the Truman administration and others who didn’t want some two dozen sitting members of Congress exposed, Rogge nevertheless worked until he could publish a report. It took decades, and by then, in 1961, the American people weren’t so worried about the Nazi threat. Yet there the threat sat, subsurface, waiting to reemerge in ways that would continue to menace American democracy in Oklahoma City, Charlottesville and the nation’s Capitol.

Maddow’s point, in “Prequel,” is that it takes an awful lot of people to stop a fascist threat. And now, as we face another groundswell, “Prequel ” is an urgent story about how many of us will have to act if any of us hope to stop this one.

Kathleen Belew is the author of “ Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America ” and an associate professor of history at Northwestern University.

An American Fight Against Fascism

By Rachel Maddow

Crown. 382 pp. $32.

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About the Author:

Rachel Maddow  is host of the Emmy Award–winning  Rachel Maddow Show  on MSNBC, as well as the #1  New York Times  bestselling author of  Drift  and  Blowout,  and the  New York Times  bestselling co-author of  Bag Man . Maddow received a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Stanford University and earned her doctorate in political science at Oxford University. She lives in New York City and Massachusetts with her partner, artist Susan Mikula.

About the Book:

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.

Inspired by her research for the hit podcast  Ultra,  Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part of a century. Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that our natural alliance was?with?the Axis, not against it. It was a sophisticated and shockingly well-funded campaign to undermine democratic institutions, promote antisemitism, and destroy citizens’ confidence in their elected leaders, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the U.S. government and installing authoritarian rule.

That effort worked—tongue and groove—alongside an ultra-right paramilitary movement that stockpiled bombs and weapons and trained for mass murder and violent insurrection.

At the same time, a handful of extraordinary activists and journalists were tracking the scheme, exposing it even as it was unfolding. In 1941 the U.S. Department of Justice finally made a frontal attack, identifying the key plotters, finding their backers, and prosecuting dozens in federal court.

None of it went as planned.

While the scheme has been remembered in history—if at all—as the work of fringe players, in reality it involved a large number of some of the country’s most influential elected officials. Their interference in law enforcement efforts against the plot is a dark story of the rule of law bending and then breaking under the weight of political intimidation.

That failure of the legal system had consequences. The tentacles of that unslain beast have reached forward into our history for decades. But the heroic efforts of the activists, journalists, prosecutors, and regular citizens who sought to expose the insurrectionists also make for a deeply resonant, deeply relevant tale in our own disquieting times.

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This event is presented in partnership with BroadwaySF at the Golden Gate Theater. 

Each ticket includes a copy of  Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism .

BroadwaySF and Book Passage welcome you to an extraordinary on-stage event with Emmy Award–winning  host and #1 New York Times- bestselling author Rachel Maddow . Delve into the world of current events, politics, and insightful analysis as Maddow takes the stage to share her unique perspectives, answer audience questions, and speak about her new book PREQUEL . Inspired by the research for her #1 Apple podcast, Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra , from MSNBC, PREQUEL traces the rise of a radical strain of authoritarianism that has been alive and well in America for the better part of a century.  As we navigate through our own disquieting times, PREQUEL offers a roadmap from U.S. history, marked both with heroics to emulate and traps and pitfalls to avoid.

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.   Inspired by her research for the hit podcast  Ultra,   Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part of a century. Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that our natural alliance was with the Axis, not against it. It was a sophisticated and shockingly well-funded campaign to undermine democratic institutions, promote antisemitism, and destroy citizens’ confidence in their elected leaders, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the U.S. government and installing authoritarian rule.   That effort worked—tongue and groove—alongside an ultra-right paramilitary movement that stockpiled bombs and weapons and trained for mass murder and violent insurrection.   At the same time, a handful of extraordinary activists and journalists were tracking the scheme, exposing it even as it was unfolding. In 1941 the U.S. Department of Justice finally made a frontal attack, identifying the key plotters, finding their backers, and prosecuting dozens in federal court.   None of it went as planned.   While the scheme has been remembered in history—if at all—as the work of fringe players, in reality it involved a large number of some of the country’s most influential elected officials. Their interference in law enforcement efforts against the plot is a dark story of the rule of law bending and then breaking under the weight of political intimidation.   That failure of the legal system had consequences. The tentacles of that unslain beast have reached forward into our history for decades. But the heroic efforts of the activists, journalists, prosecutors, and regular citizens who sought to expose the insurrectionists also make for a deeply resonant, deeply relevant tale in our own disquieting times.

Rachel Maddow  is host of the Emmy Award–winning  Rachel Maddow Show  on MSNBC, as well as the #1  New York Times  bestselling author of  Drift  and  Blowout,  and the  New York Times  bestselling co-author of  Bag Man . Maddow received a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Stanford University and earned her doctorate in political science at Oxford University. She lives in New York City and Massachusetts with her partner, artist Susan Mikula.

Dr. McFaul also is an International Affairs Analyst for NBC News and a columnist for The Washington Post . He served for five years in the Obama administration, first as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs at the National Security Council at the White House (2009-2012), and then as U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation (2012- 2014).

He has authored several books, most recently the New York Times bestseller From Cold War to Hot Peace: An American Ambassador in Putin’s Russia . Earlier books include Advancing Democracy Abroad: Why We Should, How We Can; Transitions To Democracy: A Comparative Perspective (eds. with Kathryn Stoner); Power and Purpose: American Policy toward Russia after the Cold War (with James Goldgeier); and Russia’s Unfinished Revolution: Political Change from Gorbachev to Putin . He is currently writing a book called Autocrats versus Democrats: Lessons from the Cold War for Competing with China and Russia Today .

His teaches courses on great power relations, democratization, comparative foreign policy decision-making, and revolutions.

Dr. McFaul was born and raised in Montana. He received his B.A. in International Relations and Slavic Languages and his M.A. in Soviet and East European Studies from Stanford University in 1986. As a Rhodes Scholar, he completed his D. Phil. In International Relations at Oxford University in 1991. His D. Phil thesis was Southern African Liberation and Great Power Intervention: Towards a Theory of Revolution in an International Context .

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An American Fight Against Fascism

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.   “A ripping read—well rendered, fast-paced and delivered with the same punch and assurance that she brings to a broadcast. . . . The parallels to the present day are strong, even startling.”— The New York Times (Editors’ Choice) Inspired by her research for the hit podcast Ultra, Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part of a century. Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that our natural alliance was with the Axis, not against it. It was a sophisticated and shockingly well-funded campaign to undermine democratic institutions, promote antisemitism, and destroy citizens’ confidence in their elected leaders, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the U.S. government and installing authoritarian rule.   That effort worked—tongue and groove—alongside an ultra-right paramilitary movement that stockpiled bombs and weapons and trained for mass murder and violent insurrection.   At the same time, a handful of extraordinary activists and journalists were tracking the scheme, exposing it even as it was unfolding. In 1941 the U.S. Department of Justice finally made a frontal attack, identifying the key plotters, finding their backers, and prosecuting dozens in federal court.   None of it went as planned.   While the scheme has been remembered in history—if at all—as the work of fringe players, in reality it involved a large number of some of the country’s most influential elected officials. Their interference in law enforcement efforts against the plot is a dark story of the rule of law bending and then breaking under the weight of political intimidation.   That failure of the legal system had consequences. The tentacles of that unslain beast have reached forward into our history for decades. But the heroic efforts of the activists, journalists, prosecutors, and regular citizens who sought to expose the insurrectionists also make for a deeply resonant, deeply relevant tale in our own disquieting times.

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Praise for Prequel “Maddow’s book is a ripping read—well rendered, fast-paced and delivered with the same punch and assurance that she brings to a broadcast. . . . Prequel is a valuable window into the authoritarian mind-set—and the process by which self-professed patriots turn against democracy . . . the parallels to the present day are strong, even startling . . .” — The New York Times “[A] vivid, urgent, smart history,” and “Maddow makes a vital contribution to the history of armed fascism in the United States.” — The Washington Post “Maddow’s sublime research into the precursors of current existential threats is astonishingly deep. She finds rabbit holes even rabbits are unaware of.” — Booklist , starred review “America beat fascism once. Maddow’s timely study of enemies on the homefront urges that we can do so again.” — Kirkus , starred reviews Praise for Blowout   “An account of international intrigue, high finance, low characters, and outrageous legal and illegal acts that put the global economy and Western democracy at grave risk. . . . [Maddow] tells this tale deliberately and methodically, building her case not as a cable commentator, but as a Rhodes Scholar.” — The Boston Globe   “ Blowout is a rollickingly well-written book, filled with fascinating, exciting and alarming stories about the impact of the oil and gas industry on the world today. . . . A brilliant description of many of the problems caused by our reliance on fossil fuels.” — The New York Times Book Review “I can’t stress enough what a great storyteller Rachel Maddow is. [She carries] the reader through some hair-raising journalism in such an engaging and propulsive fashion you simply cannot put the book down. . . . It has left a most lasting impression.” — San Francisco Chronicle

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Rachel's new book Prequel is coming out in October. She announced her book tour on her show tonight. She will be in 12 major cities across the country. The cost is $45.00 per ticket, which includes a copy of the book. This will sell out very fast. Please go online to msnbc.com/prequel and order your tickets now. I went to her event for Blowout a few years ago. The guys sitting next to me paid $400.00!

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Join The Apollo and MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid for an exploration of her New York Times best-selling book, Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America . The award-winning host of MSNBC’s The ReidOut will be joined in conversation by Rachel Maddow , host of MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show and author of The New York Times best-selling book, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism, live at the historic Apollo theater . 

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Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.   . Rachel Maddow  is host of the Emmy Award–winning  The Rachel Maddow Show  on MSNBC. She is the  New York Times  bestselling author of   Drift  and  Blowout , and the  New York Times  bestselling co-author of  Bag Man . She has also written, produced and hosted three original podcasts for MSNBC— Rachel Maddow Presents: Bag Man ,  Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra , and most recently the six-episode series  Rachel Maddow Presents: Deja News . Maddow received a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Stanford University and earned her doctorate in political science at Oxford University.  . In her new book,  Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism,  based on research for her podcast,  Ultra , Maddow traces the rise of a radical strain of authoritarianism that has been alive and well in America for the better part of a century.   . Taking readers back to the early days of World War II, Maddow introduces us to a clandestine network of far-far-right American radicals, who through a series of sophisticated and shockingly well-funded efforts—including an astonishing amount of support among serving members of Congress—would bring America into a much closer flirtation with fascism than we want to remember. . The resistance of journalists, activists, and ordinary citizens ensured that their goal was never achieved, but the seeds of extremism were planted and have reached forward through history into our present. As we navigate through our own disquieting times,  Prequel   offers a roadmap from U.S. history, marked both with heroics to emulate and traps and pitfalls to avoid.  . Jacob Soboroff is an NBC News correspondent and the author of the New York Times best seller,  Separated: Inside an American Tragedy. For his reporting on the Trump administration’s child separation policy, he received the Walter Cronkite Award for Individual Achievement by a National Journalist and the Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism. He is also the recipient of a Ruben Salazar Journalism Award from the California Chicano News Media Association, and in 2022 was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy® Award for his reporting from Haiti. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Nicole Cari and their two children.

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TV host and political commentator Rachel Maddow who is best known for hosting MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, is heading on her Prequel Book tour this fall. The California born host and author got her start in media with her first radio gig in 1999 and became a regular panelist on MSNBC's Tucker in 2005. Maddow is loved for her straight to the point liberal political views, don't miss your chance to see her live!

In 2012, Maddow brought out her book 'Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power' which examines the history of America going to war. The book is being followed up in October of this year as Maddow's second book 'Blowout' which offers insight into the secretive and overwhelmingly corrupt oil and gas industries is set to be released.

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Magic City Books welcomes Rachel Maddow back to Tulsa for an unforgettable evening in conversation with Magic City Books President, Jeff Martin. Explore hidden histories, pernicious plots, and plenty of jaw dropping revelations. 

Inspired by the research for her #1 Apple podcast,  Rachel  Maddow  Presents: Ultra , from MSNBC,  PREQUEL  traces the rise of a radical strain of authoritarianism that has been alive and well in America for the better part of a century. As we navigate through our own disquieting times, PREQUEL offers a roadmap from U.S. history, marked both with heroics to emulate and traps and pitfalls to avoid.

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If you have a ticket and are unable to attend the event, you will be able to pick up your book at Magic City Books during normal business hours. The last day for ticket holders to pick up  Prequel  by Rachel Maddow is Friday, December 29, 2023.

About Prequel

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful of committed public servants and brave private citizens thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.

Inspired by her research for the hit podcast  Ultra,  Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part of a century. Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that our natural alliance was with the Axis, not against it. It was a sophisticated and shockingly well-funded campaign to undermine democratic institutions, promote antisemitism, and destroy citizens’ confidence in their elected leaders, with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the U.S. government and installing authoritarian rule.

That effort worked–tongue and groove–alongside an ultra-right paramilitary movement that stockpiled bombs and weapons and trained for mass murder and violent insurrection.

At the same time, a handful of extraordinary activists and journalists were tracking the scheme, exposing it even as it was unfolding. In 1941 the U.S. Department of Justice finally made a frontal attack, identifying the key plotters, finding their backers, and prosecuting dozens in federal court.

None of it went as planned.

While the scheme has been remembered in history–if at all–as the work of fringe players, in reality it involved a large number of some of the country’s most influential elected officials. Their interference in law enforcement efforts against the plot is a dark story of the rule of law bending and then breaking under the weight of political intimidation.

That failure of the legal system had consequences. The tentacles of that unslain beast have reached forward into our history for decades. But the heroic efforts of the activists, journalists, prosecutors, and regular citizens who sought to expose the insurrectionists also make for a deeply resonant, deeply relevant tale in our own disquieting times.

Rachel Maddow  is host of the Emmy Award-winning  Rachel Maddow Show  on MSNBC, as well as the #1  New York Times  bestselling author of  Drift  and  Blowout,  and the  New York Times  bestselling co-author of  Bag Man . Maddow received a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Stanford University and earned her doctorate in political science at Oxford University. She lives in New York City and Massachusetts with her partner, artist Susan Mikula.

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Rachel Maddow weighed in on NBC News’ hiring of Ronna McDaniel Monday night, calling on the network to “acknowledge when you are wrong” and “reverse” the decision to add the former Republican National Committee chair and Donald Trump ally to their payroll.

“This is a difficult time for us as a country, and I think that means we need to be clear-eyed about the implications of it,” the MSNBC host said.

Maddow’s lengthy segment, as shared to her personal X account, began by reflecting on the longstanding pertinence of the “strongman” in American politics who tells “us that we need a new system of government where everything’s under their control and politics is over.” And that prior to former President and 2024 Republican nominee Donald Trump, none have gained the political traction necessary to infiltrate the democratic system.

Without naming her explicitly at first, the MSNBC host in part blamed McDaniel for paving the way for Trump’s rise to power.

“We’ve had a lot of these guys. But our generation’s version of this guy has gotten a lot farther than all the rest of them. And why is that? He would’ve been as forgotten as all the rest of them had he not been able to attach himself to an institution like the Republican Party,” Maddow explained. “And had the leader of that party in his time not decided that she wouldn’t just abide him, she would help. She would help with the worst of it.”

In the next video, Maddow clarified that despite media reports to the contrary, MSNBC leadership has about-faced its initial support of McDaniel’s hiring and assured staffers since Saturday, following “outrage” from many network colleagues, that the Republican figure would not have a place on the network.

“Our leadership at MSNBC heard us, understood and adjusted course. We were told this weekend in clear terms Ronna McDaniel will not be on our air,” Maddow said. “Ronna McDaniel will not be on MSNBC. And I say that and give you that level of detail because there has been an effort since by other parts of the company to muddy that up in the press and make it seem like that’s not what happened at MSNBC. I can assure you, that is what happened at MSNBC. Ronna McDaniel will not appear on MSNBC, so says our boss since Saturday, and it has never been anything other than clear.”

She added that NBC News’ decision to add McDaniel as commentator was “inexplicable” — like hiring a “mobster” to work for the D.A.’s office or a pickpocket to work as a TSA screener.

“I hope they will reverse their decision,” she said, adding that “it’s not about Democratic Party-Republican Party. It’s not about partisanship. It’s not about right vs. left. It’s not about being a political professional vs. some other kind of person. It’s not about being mean or nice to journalists. It’s not about just being associated with Donald Trump and his time in the Republican Party. It’s not even about lying or not lying. It’s about our system of government and undermining elections and going after democracy as an ongoing project.”

Maddow concluded that “this is a difficult time for us as a country,” and that inevitably “mistakes will be made” in how various powers that be conduct themselves in the face of that hardship.

“But part of our resilience as a democracy is going to be us recognizing when decisions are bad ones and reversing those bad decisions,” she emphasized. “Hearing legitimate criticism, responding to it and correcting course. Not digging in, not blaming others. Take a minute, acknowledge that maybe it wasn’t the right call. It is a sign of strength, not weakness, to acknowledge when you are wrong. It is a sign of strength — and our country needs us to be strong right now.”

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