Tuesday, September 08
(virtual)
DAUK Political Book Club - Q&A with Barbara McQuade on her book The Fix
A special evening with Barbara McQuade, author of The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government
Barbara McQuade joins us via Zoom on Tuesday September 8th to discuss her new book The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government .
As a US Attorney, McQuade became all too familiar with corruption cases, prosecuting former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the “underwear bomber” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, and Volkswagen, among others. Here, she draws on her decades of experience to show us the detrimental effects of a government that uses corruption, cruelty, and chaos as tools of control. The Fix is not just a critique of power gone awry, but also offers clear strategies that ordinary Americans can utilize to reclaim the rule of law and ensure that elected officials serve the public’s interest, not their own.
McQuade is currently a professor of law at the University of Michigan, cohost of the #SistersInLaw podcast and a frequent commentator on MSNBC/MSNow. In 2024, she published her first book, Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.
“Barbara McQuade has written one of the single best books that has been written by anyone about the way Trumpism works. . . . It’s going to end up being one of the definitive accounts of Trump’s return to power.”
—Rachel Maddow on The Rachel Maddow Show
“Prosecuting organized crime taught Barbara McQuade how to recognize key Trump behaviors. If we want the rule of law, her recommendations are a good place to start.”
—Timothy Snyder, author of the New York Times bestseller On Tyranny
“A smart assessment of a presidency marked, the author argues, by blatant disregard for law, custom, and democracy.”
—Kirkus Reviews
Please join us at 7:30pm when we will discuss the book with Barbara McQuade, finishing at 8:45pm. RSVP here to receive the Zoom link and book discussion questions. Any questions? Contact [email protected]
All are welcome, even if you haven't read the book. Here is more to complement or substitute for reading the book in a way that fits your schedule.
The Guardian Gift Article “Trump as Don Corleone: ‘Every time he does somebody a favour … he expects a quid pro quo’” which borrows heavily from the book
The Rachel Maddow Show Interview (45 minutes)
Politics and Prose Interview (59 minutes) … or a great 3 minute extract on what MAGA really want here
American Conversation Interview with Heather Cox Richardson (32 minutes)
A sample #SistersInLaw podcast stream (18 minutes)
WHEN
Tuesday, September 08, 2026 at 07:30 PM London Time
WHERE
This is a virtual event. See the event description above or RSVP for virtual participation options.
CONTACT
DAUK Political Book Club