The Coming Storm

Inside America’s Radical New Politics of Paranoia

Gabriel Gatehouse

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26 August 2025

Society & Social Sciences; Conspiracy theories; Geopolitics

From the creator of the smash hit podcast, a riveting deep dive into the roots of Q Anon, the rise of the extreme right in the US, a democracy in mortal peril - and the strange fascination conspiracy theories continue to hold for all of us.

'A grand and somewhat terrifying narrative of misfits, misinformation and manipulation' - The Guardian

'A magnificent storyteller' - The Telegraph

'Gabriel goes down our dark American rabbit hole armed with nothing but his very British charm. He comes out with a story that is revelatory, scary, and brilliantly told.' - Jon Stewart

Is this how democracy dies?

The Coming Storm is Gabriel Gatehouse's brilliant exploration of how conspiracy theories became weaponised and used as wrecking balls to the liberal world order. As Donald Trump lays siege to the institutions of the American state, Gatehouse traces the roots of a radical new political movement. Winding his way from the early years of the Clinton administration into the murky depths of the 6 January storming of the US Capitol and beyond, The Coming Storm reveals a loose alliance of tech bros, internet trolls and white supremacists preparing the ground for a period of epochal change. Behind the chaos and the bombast, at the nexus of politics and new technology, democracy is becoming a thing of the past. On the cusp of a new era, Gatehouse peers into our imminent future, where a group of Silicon Valley titans have hijacked power, even reality itself.

By: Gabriel Gatehouse
Imprint: BBC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 269g
ISBN: 9781785948176
ISBN 10: 1785948172
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 26 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

GABRIEL GATEHOUSE is a journalist and broadcaster. The former International Editor of Newsnight and co-host of Ukrainecast on BBC Sounds, he has reported from almost every recent conflict around the world, from Ukraine to Syria, Libya to Iraq. He has won numerous awards for his journalism, most recently the 2023 Broadcasting Press Guild (for The Coming Storm podcast) and the 2020 Foreign Press Association award for his coverage of the Hong Kong protests. He has reported extensively from the United States on the rise and fall of Donald Trump. His podcast, The Coming Storm, which launched in January 2022 to critical acclaim, was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Journalism.

Reviews for The Coming Storm: Inside America’s Radical New Politics of Paranoia

An epic effort that brings together several disparate strands into an explanatory, thoroughly scary whole.—the Guardian His reporting is meticulous, his storytelling is as compelling as it is chilling.—the New Statesman An intelligent and beautifully made series.—the Telegraph