Anna Merlan (Books)

Anna Merlan Books

Anna Merlan is a journalist specializing in politics, crime, religion, subcultures, conspiracy theories, and women's lives. Her work is characterized by its incisive examination of fringe phenomena and a deep understanding of topics often overlooked by the mainstream. Through her reporting style, she uncovers complex truths and gives voice to those who are typically marginalized. Merlan strives to highlight hidden power structures and explore how these issues intersect with everyday life.

Republic of Lies

American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power

288 pages
11 hours of reading

In November 2017, a serial climate change denier and anti-vaxxer was elected President of the United States. The rise of Donald Trump marked the beginning of a new American epoch: the age of the conspiracy theorist. Now, Anna Merlan goes undercover in America's sprawling network of conspiracy theorists and uncovers their secrets. She meets the UFOlogist who claims to have travelled to Mars with a young Barack Obama. She chats with the 'pizzagate' truthers who think Washington D.C.'s favourite pizzeria is run by a satanic paedophile ring. And she bumps into Alex Jones, the YouTube impresario who thinks the state is using chemical warfare to turn the population gay - and who happens to be on first-name terms with the leader of the free world. Merlan reveals a world of innuendo and propaganda lying just beneath the surface of US culture. It might just help explain the political turmoil of our time