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Arthur is an expert on the origin of hate memes and conspiracy theories.
Conspiracies, organized hate, politics, and other obsessions
The New Hate: A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right
“A well-reported study of disaffected groups who hate other groups whose members look or think differently than the haters….A provocative, intellectually rigorous book written clearly and with an admirable lack of hatred.”–Kirkus Reviews(Starred)
“An informative and lively history of organized hate groups and their role in U.S. politics….exhaustively well researched and passionately written, though Goldwag sometimes veers off to cover very obscure figures. Yet whether he’s analyzing the origins of Glenn Beck’s ideology or demystifying the Illuminati, Goldwag excels at showing how the obsessions of the past connect with those of the present.”–Publishers Weekly
“The New Hate is a timely examination of the deep roots of the conspiracy theories that have animated the American radical right for more than a century now. This important book gives readers the background they need to understand the astounding extremist rhetoric that now passes for mainstream political debate.”—Mark Potok, Director, The Southern Poverty Law Center
“This exhumation of the deep and gnarled roots of the American conspiratorial tradition could not be more timely. Combining a sweeping historical eye and sharp contemporary analysis, Arthur Goldwag explains not just why American politics in the Age of Obama is infected by a virulent strain of right-wing conspiracism — but why it has always been thus. From the Bavarian Illuminati of Adam Weishaupt, to the Tea Party Idiocracy of Michelle Malkin, The New Hate covers everything you need to know about the paranoid style in American politics.”–Alex Zaitchik, author, Common Nonsense
“Arthur Goldwag confronts conspiracist fantasies and fringe paranoia with reason and humanity — not to mention the briskness and drama of great historical storytelling. His dissection of how the political fringe has edged into mainstream culture deserves the attention and admiration of everyone who is concerned about the coarsening of our politics.” — Mitch Horowitz, author of Occult America
Goldwag provides a lucid and detailed account of the irrational and bigoted right-wing populists and their conspiracy theories of power in the United States. These conspiracists are like intellectual vampires sucking the blood out of the body politic and leaving behind a weakened democracy in a fading twilight for civil society. Goldwag illuminates the conspiracists to reverse their trajectory of increasing influence, which is a periodic problem for our nation. –Chip Berlet, co-author Right-Wing Populism in America
“One wishes that Goldwag were exaggerating, but if you spend a little time reading the vile comments sections on right-wing websites you will see that Goldwag has performed a valuable service in tracing the history of the new hate to the old.”—Ron Rosenbaum, author of Explaining Hitler and How the End Begins: The Road to a Nuclear World War III
“Titillating, shocking, brilliant, and often hilarious…a mesmerizing tour through the landscape of nutbaggery in the US.”—The Advocate
“The equivalent of the Birther movement has existed in previous centuries and inspired books by clearheaded authors….Goldwag’s tome is the most up-to-date, naturally, but it is also the best written and the least paranoid about paranoid haters.”–In These Times