Charlatans are ruling the world

In brief

Authors Moisés Naím and Quico Toro claim that swindlers and grifters are currently ruling the world.

In their book, Charlatans: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Hucksters Bamboozle the Media, the Markets, and the Masses, published by Basic Books in 2025, the authors present research to support this assertion. They argue that these individuals deceive the media, financial markets, and the general public.