Harbingers

“Tim’s insights can help restore faith in our democratic institutions.” — Barbara McQuade, author of Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America

“Whether January 6 serves as an historic wake-up call will depend on how people of goodwill respond to the challenge. Read his book, and then do your part.”  — Adam Kinzinger, author of Renegade: Defending Democracy and Liberty in Our Divided Country

“Timothy Heaphy had backstage passes to two of the most historic and troubling armed conflicts in recent America: Charlottesville and January 6. His blow-by-blow accounts are fascinating. His understanding of why these events happened is unmatched. His ideas about our country’s future should be listened to by all.” — John Grisham

“Heaphy distills the common lessons of two stains on our history to tell us what happened and how we all can do better — governments, social media providers, and ordinary citizens. His deeply informed work is essential reading for all who hope to learn from the past so we don’t repeat it.” — Former FBI director James Comey, author of A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership

“Riveting. Heaphy analyzes dimensions of new threats to the American constitutional order that have not been seriously examined yet: the use of social media for purposes of spreading propaganda and planning political violence and the unpreparedness of law enforcement to reply to this virulent new peril. This is a soulful and significant contribution to defeating the authoritarian threat in America.” — Congressman Jamie Raskin, author of Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy

“Heaphy takes us inside his search for the root causes of two violent alt-right-inspired attacks, and amid our nation’s bitter political divisions, he offers a hopeful message of how to combat the misinformation and isolation that fomented both.”   — Carol Leonnig, author of I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump’s Catastrophic Final Year

“Heaphy’s unique role as leader of investigations into both the 2017 violence in Charlottesville and the January 6 assault on the US Capitol has given him keen insights into the political divisions, collapse of public trust, and failures of government that bedevil America today. In this highly readable book, he shares his lessons learned and points constructive paths forward toward a healthier and more hopeful future.” — David Von Drehle, author of The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man

“Harbingers is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the toxic ideologies and violent threats lurking just beneath the surface of our fractured politics. Heaphy unflinchingly examines the forces that lead to Charlottesville and presents the historic January 6 Select Committee’s investigative work through the lens of disinformation, racism, and multiple failings among political and law enforcement leaders.” — Nicolle Wallace, host of MSNBC’s Deadline: White House