McQuade’s New Book: “The Fix: Saving America form the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government”

A lively and in-depth conversation with attorney, author and host of the Sisters In Law Podcast, Professor Barbrara McQuade whose new book, In The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government argues that Donald Trump’s approach to governing mirrors organized crime, using corruption, cruelty, and chaos to demand loyalty, reward allies, punish opponents, and weaken democratic safeguards.

Drawing on her experience prosecuting corruption cases, she combines courtroom stories, historical examples, and legal analysis to explain how public power can be turned toward personal interests.

The book also offers a prescription for change: stronger ethics rules, protections for independent law enforcement, electoral reforms, and citizen action through voting, organizing, protest, and public service. Ultimately, McQuade presents both a warning about authoritarianism and a call for Americans to restore accountability and the rule of law.