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  Book Review: To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right Rating:   ★★★★½ (4.5 out of 5 stars) Bibliographic Details: Title:   To Catch a Fascist: The Fight to Expose the Radical Right Author:   Christopher Mathias Edition:   First Edition Publication Date:   February 3, 2026 Publisher:   Atria Books Page Count:   336 pages Format:   Hardcover ISBN:   9781668034767 (ASIN: 166803476X) Genre:   Nonfiction / Politics / Journalism / Social Science Target Audience:   Academics, policy professionals, and politically engaged general readers. Disclaimer: I was provided an advance review copy of this book from the publisher for review purposes. This generosity has in no way affected the objectivity or content of this review. Introduction: Purpose and Thesis In the sprawling apparatus of formal government and institutional management, there is often an inherent inertia—a bureaucratic lag in identifying and mitigating emerg...

      Book Review:   American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land Rating:   ★★★★☆ (4 out of 5 stars) Bibliographic Details: Title:   American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land Author:   Monica Hesse Edition:   First Edition, Hardcover Publication Date:   July 11, 2017 Publisher:   Liveright (W. W. Norton & Company) Page Count:   255 pages ISBN:   978-1631490514 (ISBN10: 1631490516) Disclaimer:   I was provided a copy of this book from the publisher for review; however, this has in no way affected the content, objectivity, or critical stance of this review. I. Publication Context and Thesis Publication and Context Situated at the intersection of narrative true crime, rural sociology, and psychological portraiture,   American Fire   examines a five-month arson spree that devastated the Eastern Shore of Virginia in 2012 and 2013. Monica Hesse, an acclaimed   Washington Post   ...