Book 9 of 2024 - Four Lost Cities

Four Lost Cities: A Secret History of the Urban Age

Author: Annalee Newitz

Genre: History

Pages: 320

Finished: Yes
Final Rating: 8.3/10

Four Lost Cities examines the urban culture of four ancient cities: Çatalhöyük in modern day Türkiye, Pompeii, Angkor Wat, and Cahokia.

Annalee Newitz, a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, has clearly put in the work. She visits each site and accompanies archaeological teams on digs, where she deftly conjures an image of what it might have been like to live in each city during it's heyday and it's twilight.

A very digestible book about one of my favorite topics. Really dug it.

Book 7 of 2023 - Jewish Space Lasers - The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories

Jewish Space Lasers - The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories

Author: Mike Rothschild (no relation)
Genre: History/Politics

Pages: ~280

Finished: Yes
Final Rating: 8.5/10

Do the Rothschilds have a combined net worth of 200 trillion dollars? 

No.

Did Nathan Rothschild make enough money after the Battle of Waterloo to literally buy the British government?

No. He made the modern equivalent of roughly 600 grand, no big deal to a fella like him.

Did the Rothschilds sacrifice goyim children to some dark money god for unlimited power?

No.

So why do people believe these things?

Antisemitism. The short answer is antisemitism, propagated by far right conspiracy theorists.

If you want a bit more than that, check out this book. Mike Rothschild (no relation) takes a deep dive into the history of the famous Rothschild clan in an attempt to understand how these tall tales even gained traction in the first place. (The answer is antisemitism).