Brad L. Fisher
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Brad L. Fisher

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Brad Fisher is a nonfiction author and independent researcher whose work focuses on CIA history, United States intelligence agencies, national security, government accountability, and American political history. With a professional background in scientific research and federal government service, he brings analytical discipline and primary source research to subjects often obscured by secrecy or simplified by official narratives. He is the author of The Hidden Cost of Freedom, a work of investigative journalism and intelligence history that explores the origins of the CIA, the development of its secret funding system, and the struggle between secrecy and democratic oversight that shaped America’s modern intelligence apparatus. The book grew out of Fisher’s discovery of a long forgotten letter addressed to his grandfather, former General Counsel to the United States Government Accountability Office. That discovery led to years of archival research in the National Archives and other historical collections, resulting in a deeply documented account of how covert power was institutionalized during World War Two and the early Cold War. In addition to his work in intelligence and political history, Fisher is also the author of a forthcoming memoir. Written over many years, the memoir traces formative and often difficult experiences in early adulthood, blending personal history with philosophical reflection and emotional honesty. Grounded in documented fact and lived experience, it examines themes of trauma, resilience, identity, and self understanding while remaining committed to truth rather than fiction or embellishment. Fisher’s writing combines historical nonfiction, investigative reporting, political analysis, and memoir nonfiction in a clear narrative style accessible to general readers while remaining rooted in careful research and revision. His work appeals to readers interested in American history, CIA and Cold War intelligence, national security, government power, and the intersection of personal experience and public institutions. Brad Fisher lives and works in the United States and continues to write nonfiction that values evidence over ideology, challenges accepted narratives, and examines the often unseen cost of freedom.
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