Mike Rothschild is a journalist and conspiracy theory expert whose work has examined scams, frauds, moral panic, conspiracy theories, and how their impact has gone from the online world into everyday life. He has written two previous books, including The Storm is Upon Us- How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and Conspiracy Theory of Everything, which examines the roots and the impact of the QAnon movement. Rothschild has been interviewed by CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the BBC, the Washington Post, and the New York Times among many others to discuss conspiracy theories; has testified to Congress on the threat of election disinformation; and appeared in numerous documentaries and podcasts.
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"This book, dealing as it does with present-day political actors
and conspiracies, is very much of its time. But it is also quite
timeless in how it elegantly untangles fact from fiction. I can
imagine encouraging people interested in the function and history
of antisemitic conspiracy theories to read it for years to come." -
The Washington Post
"a densely woven web of rumor and subterfuge, infectious racism and
stubborn ignorance, that extends from medieval Europe to Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s ludicrous claim that the 2018 California
wildfires were ignited by a space laser controlled in part by the
Rothschilds." - Rolling Stone
". . . the author does his best to capture the various flavors
of crazy that the Rothschilds have inspired for centuries. Some of
these crackpot theories are more pernicious than others, but at
root each has the same poisonous combination of antisemitism,
xenophobia and stupidity." - Bloomberg
". . .much of what Rothschild recounts was new to me, supplying a
remedy for an ignorance both happy and untenable: happy because it
came from a lack of exposure to explicit antisemitism; untenable
because antisemitism is persistent and pernicious, and because it
is difficult to push back against evil if you fail to recognize it
when you see it." - Christianity Today
"A patient and painstaking invalidation of antisemitism that also
highlights its perniciousness." --Publishers Weekly
“An interesting examination of how conspiracy theories appear,
spread, and metastasize—not unlike tumors. With solid research and
engaging humor, this book takes apart the conspiracy theories
surrounding the Rothschild family. --Kirkus Reviews
"Mike Rothschild’s Jewish Space Lasers is a cutting exposé of
centuries’-worth of antisemitic scapegoating, often done with one
influential family at its center. . . . Dissecting
centuries-old antisemitic canards that maintain their hold on the
popular imagination—with staggering political implications—a
thorough and sobering text." --Foreword Reviews
“Jewish Space Lasers is a surprisingly intense history of
antisemitism surrounding the disgraceful and debunked Christian
conspiracy theories that the Jewish elite led by the Rothschild
family, Holocaust survivor George Soros, and all Jews by extension
are the invisible hand controlling the global market. Jewish Space
Lasers offers a cracking hard look at the dangerous and deadly
explosion of antisemitism in America today.” —MALCOLM NANCE, New
York Times bestselling author of They Want to Kill Americans: The
Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump
Insurgency
“Mike Rothschild has done it again. First with QAnon, and now with
the legendary Rothschild family, he investigates and dismantles one
of the most dangerous and vile conspiracy theories of all time. The
story he tells is about more than just a baseless lie that won’t
die; it’s a larger tale about how those lies shape our culture and
our politics for generations. Rothschild is an ideal guide through
the dark byways of paranoia and antisemitism—unflinching,
exhaustive, witty, and, above all, committed to the truth.” —ANDY
KROLL, ProPublica investigative reporter, author of A Death on W
Street: The Murder of Seth Rich and the Age of Conspiracy
“Like Mike Rothschild’s incredible deconstruction of QAnon in The
Storm Is Upon Us, Jewish Space Lasers takes a thoroughly engrossing
deep dive into the absurd conspiracy theories surrounding Judaism’s
‘royal family.’ It unpacks that age-old stereotype ‘the Jews
control everything’ and brilliantly examines the mysterious dynasty
credited for being at the center of it all. It’s a globe-trotting
breakdown of antisemitism throughout history to the very chilling
moment we are in now. Absorbing, entertaining, and exhaustively
researched—a must-read.” —TERRY MATALAS, Executive Producer, Star
Trek: Picard, 12 Monkeys
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"I hope everyone reads this book. It has become such a crucial
thing for all of us to understand." —Erin Burnett, CNN
"[T]imely and chilling ... Rothschild is brilliant at outlining the
process by which people who were not previously drawn to political
extremism come to see themselves as 'patriotic researchers', able
to see patterns in the information that is fed to them." —Financial
Times
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