Book tracing current far-right tactics to Nazis is subject of Jan. 6 discussion at Club

The National Press Club's Member Author Book Group will hold a virtual event at 7 p.m. Jan. 6 with Club member Wayne Madsen discussing his latest book, The Rise of the Fascist Fourth Reich: The Era of Trumpism and the New Far-Right.

The event is open to all Club members. To be admitted, you must RSVP by email to Heather Forsgren Weaver at [email protected] to receive the link and be put on the guest list.

The event will coincide with the one-year anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, when supporters of Donald Trump tried to disrupt the certification of state-certified Electoral College ballots confirming Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.

The Rise of the Fascist Fourth Reich is the 21st book by Madsen, an investigative reporter and former naval intelligence officer, who draws on research into the Trump family’s history, and the methods used by ultra-right groups in the 1920s and extending to the present day.

He compares the tactics used in the past with those being used currently by ultra-right leaders in the United States, Europe and Latin America to undermine traditional bulwarks of democracy such as voting, legislatures, the court system and the press.

Madsen, author of a daily investigative column, has appeared on numerous broadcasts. His Navy career included investigating Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard and a yearlong detail as a technology analyst at the National Security Agency.

The Club’s Member Author Book Group is organizing the virtual gatherings as part of ongoing efforts to produce events for Club members to promote their recently published books. To inquire about the group, contact Joe Motheral at [email protected]. The group meets at noon on the second Tuesday of the month, though current sessions have been virtual.