{"product_id":"vigilante-nation-how-state-sponsored-terror-threatens-our-democracy-paperback","title":"Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Michaels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Noll\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid account of the Right's subversive campaign to impose Christian nationalist rule.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTime and again, when confronted with serious challenges to their power and privilege, white Christian nationalists seek solace--and satisfaction--in state-supported forms of vigilantism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis was true at the dawn of the American republic, when Northern abolitionists threatened the Southern slavocracy. It was also true in the aftermath of the Civil War, when emancipated Black Americans and their Northern allies sought to fulfill the promises of Reconstruction. And though this pattern was seemingly broken after the Civil Rights revolution of the 1950s and '60s--and abandoned once and for all--legal\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003evigilantism has made a surprising, roaring comeback in the months and years following the failed coup of January 6, 2021. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCommitted to never again losing power, let alone experiencing the humiliation that followed on the heels of the heavy-handed insurrection, overlapping networks of right-wing lawyers, politicians, plutocrats, and preachers have resurrected state-supported vigilantism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVigilante Nation \u003c\/i\u003etells this story of the American Right marginalizing, subordinating, and disenfranchising the increasingly diverse and cosmopolitan members of the American polity. This book exposes the vigilantes' plans, explains their methods--everything from book bans to anti-abortion bounties to attacks on government proceedings, including elections--and underscores the stakes. Now that supporters of democratic equality are numerous and dexterous enough to finally secure the broad promises of the civil rights revolution, the race is on for MAGA Republicans to subvert our democracy before a countermovement can rise up to thwart their insidious plans.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Michaels is a UCLA professor of law specializing in constitutional, administrative, and national-security law. His award-winning scholarship has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYale Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Chicago Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eColumbia Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e; his popular essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eForward\u003c\/i\u003e. A Yale Law graduate and former Supreme Court clerk, Michaels is a member of the American Law Institute, serves on the advisory board of UCLA's Safeguarding Democracy Project, and is a faculty affiliate of UCLA's Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy. His first book, \u003ci\u003eConstitutional Coup\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Harvard University Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Noll\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eis the associate dean for faculty research and development and a professor of law at Rutgers Law School. His scholarly writings on civil procedure, complex litigation, and administrative law have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eCornell Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York University Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMichigan Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eTexas Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among others, and his popular writing has appeared in venues including \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolitico\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. A graduate of Columbia University and New York University School of Law, Noll is an academic fellow of the National Institute for Civil Justice. He clerked on the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 8.26 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979117101357,"sku":"9781668023242","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/1XTbntqT-v9781668023242.webp?v=1775819092","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/vigilante-nation-how-state-sponsored-terror-threatens-our-democracy-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}