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In Conversation with two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner, Eric Lichtblau, author of "American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate" (Hachette, 2026)

In Conversation with two-time Pulitzer Prize Winner, Eric Lichtblau, author of "American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate" (Hachette, 2026)

January 28, 2026
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Zoom Link: https://tinyurl.com/csusb-corp2026
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Join us for a conversation with two-time Pulitzer prize winning author and investigative reporter, Eric Lichtblau, who writes about national security and law enforcement affairs. Find his website here, and find his most recent book here: American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate (Hachette, 2026). Lichtblau was featured in an extended interview on Jan. 7 on NPR's Fresh Air at this link.

From Lichtblau's website: 

"He is the author of the best-selling The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler's Men, as well as Bush’s Law: The Remaking of American Justice; and Return to the Reich: A Holocaust Refugee's Secret Mission to Defeat the Nazis. He is currently working on a book on the alarming surge in hate crimes carried out by white supremacists. Lichtblau was a Washington reporter for the New York Times for fifteen years from 2002-2017 and for the the Los Angeles Times for fifteen years before that, concentrating on national security, law enforcement and legal affairs. He earned Pulitzer Prizes in 2018 as part of the New York Times team that examined President Trump's Russia ties, and in 2006 for the Times' stories revealing the existence of the secret NSA surveillance program approved by President George W. Bush after the Sept. 11 attack.  His work has also been recognized with numerous other awards, including the Goldsmith Award, the Silver Gavel Award,  and two other Pulitzer-winning teams at the Los Angeles Times. 

"He has also written during his career for The New Yorker, TIME, the Washington Post, The Intercept, and other publications. He has made frequent appearances on CNN, CSPAN, PBS, NPR, BBC, and many other media outlets. He has also given numerous speeches and made appearances at at Harvard University, Cornell, Georgetown, UCLA, the University of Southern California, the University of Oregon, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and many other academic institutions."

Series organizers (alphabetical) are Amber Broaden (CSUSB and CSU Dominguez Hills, Psychology), Stan Futch (President, Westside Action Group), Michael German (Brennan Center for Justice), Robie Madrigal (Pfau Library), Dr. Jeremy Murray (CSUSB History), Matt Patino (Crafton Hills College Adjunct Faculty), Dr. Mary Texeira (CSUSB Sociology). This is event #139 in our ongoing series. Click here to view previous panels in the Conversations on Race and Policing series (link). Thanks to Project Rebound and the CSUSB Pfau Library for their support of this event! Thanks to Thinh Ly, Parker Brooks, and the Information Technology Services team!
 
Thanks to Pfau Library, Project Rebound, and the Information Technology Services team for making this event possible!
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