# To Catch a Fascist: Christopher Mathias on Antifa’s Fight Against ICE and White Nationalists

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Podcast: [On Offense with Kris Goldsmith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-offense-with-kris-goldsmith-7584514)
Published: 2026-02-11T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://onoffense.substack.com/p/to-catch-a-fascist-christopher-mathias
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## Resource

In this episode of On Offense, Kristofer Goldsmith talks with investigative journalist Christopher Mathias, author of the new book To Catch a Fascist. Mathias spent more than a decade at HuffPost documenting the American far right—from white supremacist rallies and fascist street gangs to the federal agents who enable them. In this conversation, Kris and Chris talk about infiltration, antifascist organizing, the state’s complicity in far-right violence, and how antifascists are building decentralized networks to stop it. This episode includes a personal reflection from Kris on his own radicalization, his infiltrations of Patriot Front, and how To Catch a Fascist captures what motivates antifascists to go on offense—whether they’re organizing in the streets, gathering evidence, or unmasking fascists embedded in state power. Buy the book: To Catch a Fascist by Christopher Mathias Read Chris’s Guardian investigation: Antifa used to unmask neo-Nazis, now it’s exposing ICE: ‘Predators don’t get anonymity’ Follow Chris on Bluesky: letsgomathias.bsky.social Take action: Start an Antifascist Book Club Explore antifascist field manuals and tools Support the show: https://onoffense.substack.com

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