Non-Fiction I'm reading: The Dragon from Chicago

The Dragon from Chicago. At least, that's what the Nazis called her.

This is arguably one of the most extensively researched books I've ever read. And it is frightening because the tactics used by Nazi propagandists during Hitler's ascent to power echo the tactics our MAGA-chief is still using today, 2024, during this campaign season: lie, confuse, be illogical, bray that everything is falling apart. He could still pull it off. Thank goodness we have great prosperity, a sound economy, plenty of food: it's hard to eject a ruling party when the times are good. But expect a hard 2 months ahead because they will pull every trick in the book.

The Dragon from Chicago: The Untold Story of an American Reporter in Nazi Germany

https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Chicago-American-Reporter-Germany/dp/0807063061

"We are facing an alarming upsurge in the spread of misinformation and attempts by powerful figures to discredit facts so they can seize control of narratives. These are threats American journalist Sigrid Schultz knew all too well. The Chicago Tribune's Berlin bureau chief and primary foreign correspondent for Central Europe from 1925 to January 1941, Schultz witnessed Hitler’s rise to power and was one of the first reporters—male or female—to warn American readers of the growing dangers of Nazism."