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The Highest Law in the Land: Journalist Jessica Pishko on Right-wing Sheriffs and Democracy
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The Highest Law in the Land: Journalist Jessica Pishko on Right-wing Sheriffs and Democracy

Pishko talks about her new book on sheriffs, far-right extremism, and what it means for our democracy and the upcoming election.

Photo credit: Parker J. Pfister 2024.

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For several years, author and journalist Jessica Pishko has investigated the power of right-wing sheriffs and their impact on democracy, elections, and border and immigration policy.

Her new book, out this month, The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy, is a must-read, especially during our most consequential presidential election in generations. In this podcast, Pishko talks about her new book, the right-wing constitutional sheriff’s movement, and how it was founded. And she talks about why this is important to border communities: because sheriffs in this movement have embraced far-right militia groups, white nationalists, and former president Donald Trump, who sees them as allies in his plans for mass deportations if he is elected. You can also read more of Pishko’s work at her excellent Substack, Posse Comitatus.

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The Border Chronicle
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The Border Chronicle podcast is hosted by Melissa del Bosque and Todd Miller. Based in Tucson, Arizona, longtime journalists Melissa and Todd speak with fascinating fronterizos, community leaders, activists, artists and more at the U.S.-Mexico border.