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The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy
Author(s): Gil Durán (Author)
- Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
- Publication Date: August 18, 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 352 pages
- ISBN-10: 1668221403
- ISBN-13: 9781668221402
Book Description
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the international stage, exploring the wild and dystopian ambition of the technocrats at its center, and offering a road map to resistance.
When 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.
Drawing 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.The 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.
The 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.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“A clear and compelling account of the threats posed by technofascism to democracies everywhere.”
—Ruth Ben-Ghiat, historian and author of Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present“Gil Durán is an essential voice on this technofascist moment—where it comes from and where we are going.”
—Carole Cadwalladr, investigative journalist, The Nerve“
The Nerd Reich is a clarion warning about the rise of techno-fascist sociopaths who seek to profit off of our collective misery. In clear, compelling and meticulously-researched detail, Gil Durán sounds the alarm about this incestuous cabal of broligarchs. He brings the receipts and the righteous rage.” —Wajahat Ali, The Left Hook“A detailed guidebook for understanding why Big Tech now seeks not just wealth but political domination.”
—Kirkus Reviews“You could not ask for a more complete and hair-raising compendium of the insane things that Silicon Valley moguls have said and advocated for than journalist Gil Durán’s new book,
The Nerd Reich.” —Laura Miller, Slate“Durán, a journalist and former political adviser, lays out the narrative in exacting detail, outlining the connections between these men (and it is all men) and the origins of their often deeply weird beliefs, many of which view everyone outside their circle or opposed to their agenda as expendable.”
—The Guardian“
The Nerd Reich is a fantastically unputdownable must-read.” —The Irish TimesAbout the Author
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