As he did in Urban Legends and Hollywood Urban Legends, and as he has done in dozens of columns for the Chicago Sun-Times over the last decade and a half, Richard Roeper lays out the basics of the conspiracy theory, quotes some of the true believers, and then tears the theory apart with his bare hands. Nine-Eleven was an inside job. Lady Di and JFK Jr. were murdered. Heathens are winning the war on Christmas. American Idol is rigged. Barack Obama is a radical Muslim. The Secret will make you think. The Virgin Mary is in the grilled cheese. That is what it is like to live inside the mind of the 21st-century conspiracy theorist, who believes that all you have to do is look at the signs and you will see what is really going on. This book will appeal to the vast majority of readers who possess the common sense gene, as well as the vocal minority who believe they are living in a world in which secret tribunals pull the strings and influence the outcome of everything from terrorist attacks to professional sporting events.
