{"product_id":"the-nerd-reich","title":"Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e, exploring the wild and dystopian ambition of the technocrats at its center, and offering a road map to resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Silicon Valley says it is ‘‘moving fast and breaking things,’’ the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on insider political experience and new investigations, Durán traces this ideology from its philosophical roots in The Sovereign Individual by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg. He introduces its modern apostles—Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen, Balaji Srinivasan, and Elon Musk—and shows how the promise of technological liberation has transformed into a global movement for digital feudalism, powered by cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and the algorithmic propaganda of social media.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nerd Reich explains the origins, strategies, and ambitions of Silicon Valley’s war on democracy for the first time. From San Francisco’s weaponized elections and secret billionaire projects to the White House, Durán exposes how the world’s richest men are building a new political order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Nerd Reich is more than a hidden history, it’s an urgent warning: democracy is being dismantled not by coups or tanks, but by code, capital, and the illusion of innovation. Durán insists there is still time to fight back—if we act now. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This transfixing debut from journalist Durán investigates the antidemocratic ideologies espoused by tech billionaires linked to the second Trump administration...It’s an ominous look at an insular elite arrayed against American democracy.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gil Durán\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352pp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 x 9  x 1.25 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes:\u003c\/strong\u003e hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/strong\u003eAugust 18, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1668221402\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50453181530368,"sku":"9781668221402","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/3902\/files\/nerdreich.jpg?v=1790275223","url":"https:\/\/atomicbooks.com\/products\/the-nerd-reich","provider":"Atomic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}