Erik M. Conway

"A carefully researched work of intellectual history, and an urgently needed political analysis." --Jane Mayer “[A] scorching indictment of free market fundamentalism … and how we can change, before it’s too late.”—Esquire, Best Books of Winter 2023 The bestselling authors of Merchants of Doubt offer a profound, startling history of one of America’s most tenacious—and destructive—false ideas: the myth of...

An immense scholarly feat.—New Yorker [A] scorching indictment of free market fundamentalism . . . and how we can change, before it’s too late.—Esquire With a New Afterword by the Authors. The bestselling authors of Merchants of Doubt offer a profound, startling history of one of America’s most tenacious—and destructive—false ideas: the myth of the free market. In their landmark...

In Merchants of Doubt, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway unravel the gripping and disconcerting narrative of how a cadre of high-profile scientists and advisors, with ties to political and industrial spheres, launched influential disinformation campaigns to manipulate public opinion and obscure scientific truth. The book meticulously documents instances spanning over four decades, revealing how these individuals consistently resurfaced to...

Merchants of Doubt should finally put to rest the question of whether the science of climate change is settled. It is, and we ignore this message at our peril. – Elizabeth Kolbert "Brilliantly reported and written with brutal clarity." – Huffington Post Now a powerful documentary from the acclaimed director of Food Inc., Merchants of Doubt was one of the...