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Alex Berenson
History & Commentary
Alex Berenson is an American writer and former New York Times reporter who has authored thriller novels and controversial non-fiction on public health and finance.
Biography
Alex Norman Berenson (born January 6, 1973) is an American writer and a former reporter for The New York Times. He has authored several thriller novels and a book on corporate financial filings, working across both fiction and non-fiction subjects.
His 2019 non-fiction book Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence sparked controversy and earned denunciations from many in the scientific and medical communities. During the coronavirus pandemic he appeared frequently in American right-wing media, where he spread false claims about COVID-19 and its vaccines, arguing the pandemic's seriousness was overblown and questioning vaccine safety and effectiveness.
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Books by Alex Berenson
The secret soldier
CIA operative John Wells goes undercover in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon to find conspirators bent on tearing down the monarchy of King Abdullah; if the conspirators prevail, it could spark a wider conflagration between America and the full force of Islam.