Author: Conrad Riker
Publisher: Conrad Riker
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Are you fed up with the rise of wokeness and how it's destroying our cultural heritage? You're not alone! Discover the sinister influence of the Frankfurt School, their long march through the institutions, and how they've weaponized critical theory and queer theory to dismantle society. Learn the mechanisms behind the spread of the Woke Mind Virus and how it's outcompeting more productive memes that used to shape our culture. Here's what you'll find inside: 1. Uncover the origins of the Woke Mind Virus and how it's infiltrating our institutions. 2. Study the Hegelian dialectic and how it's used as a manipulative tool by the Left. 3. Examine the war on family and authority, and the consequences of abolishing traditional values. 4. Discover how the Woke Mind Virus is sabotaging the working world, leading to the abolition of work. 5. Understand the insidious ways that the Woke Mind Virus is corrupting language and communication. 6. Pinpoint the turning point for the Woke Mind Virus: a bridge to nowhere in Marxist Utopia. 7. Analyze the nature of the Woke Mind Virus and whether it's a conspiracy theory or a genuine phenomenon. 8. Explore practical strategies to combat the Woke Mind Virus and protect our culture from its destructive influence. If you worry about the state of our society and want to fight back against the Woke Mind Virus, then don't hesitate – buy this book today! Unlock the secrets to understanding and dismantling the insidious influence of radical progressivism, and help save our cultural heritage for future generations.
The Woke Mind Virus
Author: Conrad Riker
Publisher: Conrad Riker
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Are you fed up with the rise of wokeness and how it's destroying our cultural heritage? You're not alone! Discover the sinister influence of the Frankfurt School, their long march through the institutions, and how they've weaponized critical theory and queer theory to dismantle society. Learn the mechanisms behind the spread of the Woke Mind Virus and how it's outcompeting more productive memes that used to shape our culture. Here's what you'll find inside: 1. Uncover the origins of the Woke Mind Virus and how it's infiltrating our institutions. 2. Study the Hegelian dialectic and how it's used as a manipulative tool by the Left. 3. Examine the war on family and authority, and the consequences of abolishing traditional values. 4. Discover how the Woke Mind Virus is sabotaging the working world, leading to the abolition of work. 5. Understand the insidious ways that the Woke Mind Virus is corrupting language and communication. 6. Pinpoint the turning point for the Woke Mind Virus: a bridge to nowhere in Marxist Utopia. 7. Analyze the nature of the Woke Mind Virus and whether it's a conspiracy theory or a genuine phenomenon. 8. Explore practical strategies to combat the Woke Mind Virus and protect our culture from its destructive influence. If you worry about the state of our society and want to fight back against the Woke Mind Virus, then don't hesitate – buy this book today! Unlock the secrets to understanding and dismantling the insidious influence of radical progressivism, and help save our cultural heritage for future generations.
Publisher: Conrad Riker
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Are you fed up with the rise of wokeness and how it's destroying our cultural heritage? You're not alone! Discover the sinister influence of the Frankfurt School, their long march through the institutions, and how they've weaponized critical theory and queer theory to dismantle society. Learn the mechanisms behind the spread of the Woke Mind Virus and how it's outcompeting more productive memes that used to shape our culture. Here's what you'll find inside: 1. Uncover the origins of the Woke Mind Virus and how it's infiltrating our institutions. 2. Study the Hegelian dialectic and how it's used as a manipulative tool by the Left. 3. Examine the war on family and authority, and the consequences of abolishing traditional values. 4. Discover how the Woke Mind Virus is sabotaging the working world, leading to the abolition of work. 5. Understand the insidious ways that the Woke Mind Virus is corrupting language and communication. 6. Pinpoint the turning point for the Woke Mind Virus: a bridge to nowhere in Marxist Utopia. 7. Analyze the nature of the Woke Mind Virus and whether it's a conspiracy theory or a genuine phenomenon. 8. Explore practical strategies to combat the Woke Mind Virus and protect our culture from its destructive influence. If you worry about the state of our society and want to fight back against the Woke Mind Virus, then don't hesitate – buy this book today! Unlock the secrets to understanding and dismantling the insidious influence of radical progressivism, and help save our cultural heritage for future generations.
Woke Mind Virus
Author: Conrad Riker
Publisher: Conrad Riker
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
In this unapologetic and patriarchal book, author Conrad Riker exposes the menacing influence of progressive ideologies, such as Marxism, critical theories, and gender studies, on Western civilization. Focusing on the perspectives of rational men, Riker investigates the destructive impact of the woke mind virus on traditional family structures, masculine authority, and cultural production. Through a combination of redpilled insights and objective facts from evolutionary biology and psychology, this book provides a powerful and necessitous antidote to the subversive cultural revolution waged by the progressive left.
Publisher: Conrad Riker
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
In this unapologetic and patriarchal book, author Conrad Riker exposes the menacing influence of progressive ideologies, such as Marxism, critical theories, and gender studies, on Western civilization. Focusing on the perspectives of rational men, Riker investigates the destructive impact of the woke mind virus on traditional family structures, masculine authority, and cultural production. Through a combination of redpilled insights and objective facts from evolutionary biology and psychology, this book provides a powerful and necessitous antidote to the subversive cultural revolution waged by the progressive left.
The Parasitic Mind
Author: Gad Saad
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 162157993X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
"Read this book, strengthen your resolve, and help us all return to reason." —JORDAN PETERSON The West’s commitment to freedom, reason, and true liberalism have become endangered by a series of viral forces in our society today. Renowned host of the popular YouTube show “The SAAD Truth”, Dr. Gad Saad exposes how an epidemic of idea pathogens are spreading like a virus and killing common sense in the West. Serving as a powerful follow-up to Jordan Peterson’s book 12 Rules for Life Dr. Saad unpacks what is really happening in progressive safe zones, why we need to be paying more attention to these trends, and what we must do to stop the spread of dangerous thinking. A professor at Concordia University who has witnessed this troubling epidemic first-hand, Dr. Saad dissects a multitude of these concerning forces (corrupt thought patterns, belief systems, attitudes, etc.) that have given rise to a stifling political correctness in our society and how these have created serious consequences that must be remedied–before it’s too late.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 162157993X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
"Read this book, strengthen your resolve, and help us all return to reason." —JORDAN PETERSON The West’s commitment to freedom, reason, and true liberalism have become endangered by a series of viral forces in our society today. Renowned host of the popular YouTube show “The SAAD Truth”, Dr. Gad Saad exposes how an epidemic of idea pathogens are spreading like a virus and killing common sense in the West. Serving as a powerful follow-up to Jordan Peterson’s book 12 Rules for Life Dr. Saad unpacks what is really happening in progressive safe zones, why we need to be paying more attention to these trends, and what we must do to stop the spread of dangerous thinking. A professor at Concordia University who has witnessed this troubling epidemic first-hand, Dr. Saad dissects a multitude of these concerning forces (corrupt thought patterns, belief systems, attitudes, etc.) that have given rise to a stifling political correctness in our society and how these have created serious consequences that must be remedied–before it’s too late.
How to Have Impossible Conversations
Author: Peter Boghossian
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 073828534X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
From politics and religion to workplace negotiations, ace the high-stakes conversations in your life with this indispensable guide from a persuasion expert. In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a reasonable conversation with anyone who has a different opinion. Whether you're online, in a classroom, an office, a town hall—or just hoping to get through a family dinner with a stubborn relative—dialogue shuts down when perspectives clash. Heated debates often lead to insults and shaming, blocking any possibility of productive discourse. Everyone seems to be on a hair trigger. In How to Have Impossible Conversations, Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay guide you through the straightforward, practical, conversational techniques necessary for every successful conversation—whether the issue is climate change, religious faith, gender identity, race, poverty, immigration, or gun control. Boghossian and Lindsay teach the subtle art of instilling doubts and opening minds. They cover everything from learning the fundamentals for good conversations to achieving expert-level techniques to deal with hardliners and extremists. This book is the manual everyone needs to foster a climate of civility, connection, and empathy. "This is a self-help book on how to argue effectively, conciliate, and gently persuade. The authors admit to getting it wrong in their own past conversations. One by one, I recognize the same mistakes in me. The world would be a better place if everyone read this book." —Richard Dawkins, author of Science in the Soul and Outgrowing God
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 073828534X
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
From politics and religion to workplace negotiations, ace the high-stakes conversations in your life with this indispensable guide from a persuasion expert. In our current political climate, it seems impossible to have a reasonable conversation with anyone who has a different opinion. Whether you're online, in a classroom, an office, a town hall—or just hoping to get through a family dinner with a stubborn relative—dialogue shuts down when perspectives clash. Heated debates often lead to insults and shaming, blocking any possibility of productive discourse. Everyone seems to be on a hair trigger. In How to Have Impossible Conversations, Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay guide you through the straightforward, practical, conversational techniques necessary for every successful conversation—whether the issue is climate change, religious faith, gender identity, race, poverty, immigration, or gun control. Boghossian and Lindsay teach the subtle art of instilling doubts and opening minds. They cover everything from learning the fundamentals for good conversations to achieving expert-level techniques to deal with hardliners and extremists. This book is the manual everyone needs to foster a climate of civility, connection, and empathy. "This is a self-help book on how to argue effectively, conciliate, and gently persuade. The authors admit to getting it wrong in their own past conversations. One by one, I recognize the same mistakes in me. The world would be a better place if everyone read this book." —Richard Dawkins, author of Science in the Soul and Outgrowing God
Tech Agnostic
Author: Greg Epstein
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262379759
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
An urgently needed exploration of global technology worship, and a measured case for skepticism and agnosticism as a way of life, from the New York Times–bestselling author of Good without God. Today’s technology has overtaken religion as the chief influence on twenty-first century life and community. In Tech Agnostic, Harvard and MIT’s influential humanist chaplain Greg Epstein explores what it means to be a critical thinker with respect to this new faith. Encouraging readers to reassert their common humanity beyond the seductive sheen of “tech,” this book argues for tech agnosticism—not worship—as a way of life. Without suggesting we return to a mythical pre-tech past, Epstein shows why we must maintain a freethinking critical perspective toward innovation until it proves itself worthy of our faith or not. Epstein asks probing questions that center humanity at the heart of engineering: Who profits from an uncritical faith in technology? How can we remedy technology’s problems while retaining its benefits? Showing how unbelief has always served humanity, Epstein revisits the historical apostates, skeptics, mystics, Cassandras, heretics, and whistleblowers who embody the tech reformation we desperately need. He argues that we must learn how to collectively demand that technology serve our pursuit of human lives that are deeply worth living. In our tumultuous era of religious extremism and rampant capitalism, Tech Agnostic offers a new path forward, where we maintain enough critical distance to remember that all that glitters is not gold—nor is it God.
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262379759
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
An urgently needed exploration of global technology worship, and a measured case for skepticism and agnosticism as a way of life, from the New York Times–bestselling author of Good without God. Today’s technology has overtaken religion as the chief influence on twenty-first century life and community. In Tech Agnostic, Harvard and MIT’s influential humanist chaplain Greg Epstein explores what it means to be a critical thinker with respect to this new faith. Encouraging readers to reassert their common humanity beyond the seductive sheen of “tech,” this book argues for tech agnosticism—not worship—as a way of life. Without suggesting we return to a mythical pre-tech past, Epstein shows why we must maintain a freethinking critical perspective toward innovation until it proves itself worthy of our faith or not. Epstein asks probing questions that center humanity at the heart of engineering: Who profits from an uncritical faith in technology? How can we remedy technology’s problems while retaining its benefits? Showing how unbelief has always served humanity, Epstein revisits the historical apostates, skeptics, mystics, Cassandras, heretics, and whistleblowers who embody the tech reformation we desperately need. He argues that we must learn how to collectively demand that technology serve our pursuit of human lives that are deeply worth living. In our tumultuous era of religious extremism and rampant capitalism, Tech Agnostic offers a new path forward, where we maintain enough critical distance to remember that all that glitters is not gold—nor is it God.
Real Men Don't Go Woke
Author: Dr. Gilda Carle
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 1662957270
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Men are an endangered species. They are four times more likely to die by suicide than women, their life expectancy is declining, and their depression and loneliness are skyrocketing. Testosterone levels in young men are plummeting, the male Y chromosome is shrinking, and ninety percent of workplace deaths belong to men. These threats to manhood aren't just occurring in the United States; they are life-threatening emergencies in Europe, China, Japan, Sweden, and India. Our culture pushes men to reject traditional masculinity as “toxic” while offering a “woke” alternative that demands weakness and silence. Women lament the loss of “Real Men,” yet why should men step up when the world castrates, cancels, and crushes their efforts? Men are struggling to define themselves. Real Men Don’t Go Woke challenges the status quo, drawing wisdom from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. It provides a new brand of male strength that uses intellect and vulnerability. With a roadmap for emotional resilience and authentic expression, this book sparks a movement to proudly reclaim masculine identity and build a future where men will thrive.
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
ISBN: 1662957270
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Men are an endangered species. They are four times more likely to die by suicide than women, their life expectancy is declining, and their depression and loneliness are skyrocketing. Testosterone levels in young men are plummeting, the male Y chromosome is shrinking, and ninety percent of workplace deaths belong to men. These threats to manhood aren't just occurring in the United States; they are life-threatening emergencies in Europe, China, Japan, Sweden, and India. Our culture pushes men to reject traditional masculinity as “toxic” while offering a “woke” alternative that demands weakness and silence. Women lament the loss of “Real Men,” yet why should men step up when the world castrates, cancels, and crushes their efforts? Men are struggling to define themselves. Real Men Don’t Go Woke challenges the status quo, drawing wisdom from Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. It provides a new brand of male strength that uses intellect and vulnerability. With a roadmap for emotional resilience and authentic expression, this book sparks a movement to proudly reclaim masculine identity and build a future where men will thrive.
Gender Cuckery
Author: Conrad Riker
Publisher: Conrad Riker
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Are you fed up with the constant degradation of traditional masculinity? Do you feel like woke leftist ideologies and extreme feminist movements are destroying the family unit and tearing society apart? Look no further! "Gender Cuckery" uncovers the sinister intentions behind progressive ideas, such as Marxism, critical theories, and queer theory, and exposes how they're infiltrating our education system, media, and social media. Find out inside: - How non-binary identity and transhumanism are undermining traditional gender roles. - The dangers of the matriarchy's resurgence and how it's harming men and children. - The alliance between social justice warriors and violent radical leftist movements. - What you can do to resist the insidious effects of wokeness on your life and the lives of those you love. Don't let the woke mind virus consume you and your family. Take a stand against the erosion of biological reality and unscientific concepts. If you want to protect and preserve the traditional values that make our society strong, then buy "Gender Cuckery" today!
Publisher: Conrad Riker
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Are you fed up with the constant degradation of traditional masculinity? Do you feel like woke leftist ideologies and extreme feminist movements are destroying the family unit and tearing society apart? Look no further! "Gender Cuckery" uncovers the sinister intentions behind progressive ideas, such as Marxism, critical theories, and queer theory, and exposes how they're infiltrating our education system, media, and social media. Find out inside: - How non-binary identity and transhumanism are undermining traditional gender roles. - The dangers of the matriarchy's resurgence and how it's harming men and children. - The alliance between social justice warriors and violent radical leftist movements. - What you can do to resist the insidious effects of wokeness on your life and the lives of those you love. Don't let the woke mind virus consume you and your family. Take a stand against the erosion of biological reality and unscientific concepts. If you want to protect and preserve the traditional values that make our society strong, then buy "Gender Cuckery" today!
Ethos, Technology, and AI in Contemporary Society
Author: Aaron Hess
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040267823
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Bringing together expert rhetorical theorists and technologists, this book explores our current understanding of, and attitudes toward, ethos, credibility, and trust in today’s changing technological landscape. Recent advancements in technology, including the development of digital technologies, the growth of algorithmic machine learning and artifical intelligence, and the circulation of disinformation in social media, necessitate a reevaluation of ethos. To explore the rhetorical concept of ethos, which is the perceived character of a speaker, contributors theorize how ethos is enabled, constrained, and constituted through new communication technologies. In this edited collection, chapters address key philosophical questions concerning the rhetorical capacities of modern communicating machines such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, or other digital platforms. Through case studies, new theorizing, and critical inquiry, contributors contemplate the changing relationship between humans and technology in rhetoric and ethos, revealing contemporary tensions and insecurities regarding issues including authenticity and authorship. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of Rhetoric, Communication Studies, Technology Studies, Digital Humanities, and Cultural Studies.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040267823
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Bringing together expert rhetorical theorists and technologists, this book explores our current understanding of, and attitudes toward, ethos, credibility, and trust in today’s changing technological landscape. Recent advancements in technology, including the development of digital technologies, the growth of algorithmic machine learning and artifical intelligence, and the circulation of disinformation in social media, necessitate a reevaluation of ethos. To explore the rhetorical concept of ethos, which is the perceived character of a speaker, contributors theorize how ethos is enabled, constrained, and constituted through new communication technologies. In this edited collection, chapters address key philosophical questions concerning the rhetorical capacities of modern communicating machines such as ChatGPT, Midjourney, or other digital platforms. Through case studies, new theorizing, and critical inquiry, contributors contemplate the changing relationship between humans and technology in rhetoric and ethos, revealing contemporary tensions and insecurities regarding issues including authenticity and authorship. This book will be of interest to students and scholars in the fields of Rhetoric, Communication Studies, Technology Studies, Digital Humanities, and Cultural Studies.
Elon Musk
Author: Walter Isaacson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982181303
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
#1 New York Times bestseller From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter. When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist. His father’s impact on his psyche would linger. He developed into a tough yet vulnerable man-child, prone to abrupt Jekyll-and-Hyde mood swings, with an exceedingly high tolerance for risk, a craving for drama, an epic sense of mission, and a maniacal intensity that was callous and at times destructive. At the beginning of 2022—after a year marked by SpaceX launching thirty-one rockets into orbit, Tesla selling a million cars, and him becoming the richest man on earth—Musk spoke ruefully about his compulsion to stir up dramas. “I need to shift my mindset away from being in crisis mode, which it has been for about fourteen years now, or arguably most of my life,” he said. It was a wistful comment, not a New Year’s resolution. Even as he said it, he was secretly buying up shares of Twitter, the world’s ultimate playground. Over the years, whenever he was in a dark place, his mind went back to being bullied on the playground. Now he had the chance to own the playground. For two years, Isaacson shadowed Musk, attended his meetings, walked his factories with him, and spent hours interviewing him, his family, friends, coworkers, and adversaries. The result is the revealing inside story, filled with amazing tales of triumphs and turmoil, that addresses the question: are the demons that drive Musk also what it takes to drive innovation and progress?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982181303
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
#1 New York Times bestseller From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era—a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence. Oh, and took over Twitter. When Elon Musk was a kid in South Africa, he was regularly beaten by bullies. One day a group pushed him down some concrete steps and kicked him until his face was a swollen ball of flesh. He was in the hospital for a week. But the physical scars were minor compared to the emotional ones inflicted by his father, an engineer, rogue, and charismatic fantasist. His father’s impact on his psyche would linger. He developed into a tough yet vulnerable man-child, prone to abrupt Jekyll-and-Hyde mood swings, with an exceedingly high tolerance for risk, a craving for drama, an epic sense of mission, and a maniacal intensity that was callous and at times destructive. At the beginning of 2022—after a year marked by SpaceX launching thirty-one rockets into orbit, Tesla selling a million cars, and him becoming the richest man on earth—Musk spoke ruefully about his compulsion to stir up dramas. “I need to shift my mindset away from being in crisis mode, which it has been for about fourteen years now, or arguably most of my life,” he said. It was a wistful comment, not a New Year’s resolution. Even as he said it, he was secretly buying up shares of Twitter, the world’s ultimate playground. Over the years, whenever he was in a dark place, his mind went back to being bullied on the playground. Now he had the chance to own the playground. For two years, Isaacson shadowed Musk, attended his meetings, walked his factories with him, and spent hours interviewing him, his family, friends, coworkers, and adversaries. The result is the revealing inside story, filled with amazing tales of triumphs and turmoil, that addresses the question: are the demons that drive Musk also what it takes to drive innovation and progress?
The Men Who Killed the News
Author: Eric Beecher
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1761428055
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Crikey owner and ex-News Corp and Fairfax editor lifts the lid on the abuse of power by media moguls – from William Randolph Hearst to Elon Musk – and on his own unique experience of working for (and being sued by) the Murdochs. What’s gone wrong with our media? The answer: its owners. From William Randolph Hearst to Elon Musk, from the British press barons to colonial upstarts Conrad Black and Rupert Murdoch, media proprietors have manipulated the news to accumulate wealth and influence as they meddled with democracy. Eric Beecher knows the news business from bottom to top. He has been a journalist, editor and media proprietor (of Text Media and Crikey), with the rare distinction of having both worked for and been sued (unsuccessfully) by the Murdochs. This book reveals the distorted role of the media moguls of the past two centuries: their techniques, strategies, behind-closed-doors machinations, and indulgent lifestyles. It explains how they have exploited the shield of the freedom of the press to undermine journalism – and truth. In an era of fake news, AI and misinformation, this is democracy’s chillingly important story: how a small coterie of flawed and narcissistic moguls created a shadow of power that has contributed to making the media an agent of mistrust.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1761428055
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Crikey owner and ex-News Corp and Fairfax editor lifts the lid on the abuse of power by media moguls – from William Randolph Hearst to Elon Musk – and on his own unique experience of working for (and being sued by) the Murdochs. What’s gone wrong with our media? The answer: its owners. From William Randolph Hearst to Elon Musk, from the British press barons to colonial upstarts Conrad Black and Rupert Murdoch, media proprietors have manipulated the news to accumulate wealth and influence as they meddled with democracy. Eric Beecher knows the news business from bottom to top. He has been a journalist, editor and media proprietor (of Text Media and Crikey), with the rare distinction of having both worked for and been sued (unsuccessfully) by the Murdochs. This book reveals the distorted role of the media moguls of the past two centuries: their techniques, strategies, behind-closed-doors machinations, and indulgent lifestyles. It explains how they have exploited the shield of the freedom of the press to undermine journalism – and truth. In an era of fake news, AI and misinformation, this is democracy’s chillingly important story: how a small coterie of flawed and narcissistic moguls created a shadow of power that has contributed to making the media an agent of mistrust.