Books by Michael Rodriguez
Dive into the complex world of global economics, financial markets, and power structures through Michael Rodriguez’s insightful and meticulously researched books.

The Dopamine Dealers
Discover how McDonald's, KFC & Burger King use neuroscience to turn your brain into their ATM. Expose the sophisticated manipulation tactics behind fast food addiction.
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The Laundromat
Discover how presidents, billionaires, and drug lords built the world's biggest money-washing machine. Expose the $32 trillion shadow economy and century-long evolution of financial crime.
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Dark Money Empire
Uncover how presidents, oligarchs, Nazis and rock stars launder billions through secret offshore networks. Expose the $32 trillion shadow economy that operates parallel to our world.
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Bilderberg Exposed
Uncover 70 years of secret meetings that shaped world history. Discover how the Bilderberg Club influences global politics, economics, and the future of humanity.
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Passport Power
Discover how your travel document shapes global opportunities, economic freedom, and life chances. From ancient passes to digital citizenship revolution.
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Warren Buffett: How to Become THE RICHEST?
Discover the untold story of Warren Buffett's journey from childhood entrepreneur to the world's greatest investor, revealing the psychology behind his unprecedented success.
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Digital Dollar Dystopia
Explore how Central Bank Digital Currencies threaten personal liberty, enable financial surveillance, and could create an unprecedented system of control.
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How the IMF Manipulates Countries
Uncover how the IMF uses debt, structural adjustment, and currency manipulation to control nations' economies and serve powerful interests.
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The BlackRock Empire
Uncover how BlackRock became the world's most powerful financial institution, controlling trillions in assets and shaping global markets from behind the scenes.
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George Soros: The Man the World Hates
Uncover how one man shaped global markets, influenced politics across continents, and became the most controversial financier of our time.
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The Chinese Real Estate Bubble
A comprehensive analysis of China's precarious real estate market and how its potential collapse threatens the global economy.
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The PayPal Mafia
Uncover how PayPal's founding team transformed into the most influential network in tech history, reshaping global politics and finance.
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Weaponized Economy
Explore the fascinating history of economic warfare from Napoleon to modern US-China tensions and how nations weaponize trade.
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Silver Empire
An extraordinary exploration of silver's crucial role in human history and modern technology. Rodriguez reveals how this overlooked metal has shaped economies for centuries.
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The Trillion Dollar Shadow
The untold story of how John Bogle's revolutionary index fund concept transformed into Vanguard Group, a financial giant managing over $10 trillion in assets.
Read MoreAbout Michael Rodriguez’s Work
Michael Rodriguez combines economic theory, historical analysis, and investigative research to uncover connections between financial institutions, technological innovation, and broader social and political trends. His interdisciplinary approach allows him to identify patterns that others miss, making his analyses particularly valuable in today’s complex global economy.
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The Dopamine Dealers: How McDonald’s, KFC & Burger King Turned Your Brain Into Their ATM (2025)
A groundbreaking investigation into the most sophisticated consumer manipulation campaign in human history. Rodriguez exposes how the world’s largest fast food corporations have weaponized cutting-edge neuroscience to transform ordinary people into neurologically dependent customers who literally cannot resist their products. Drawing from leaked internal documents, interviews with former corporate insiders, and peer-reviewed studies spanning decades of research, this explosive exposé reveals the hidden science behind every “craving” you experience and provides practical strategies for reclaiming control over your own mind.
The Laundromat: How Presidents, Billionaires and Drug Lords Built the World’s Biggest Money-Washing Machine (2025)
A groundbreaking investigation into the century-long evolution of money laundering, from Prohibition-era gangsters to AI-powered cryptocurrency schemes. Rodriguez exposes how a $32 trillion shadow economy operates parallel to legitimate finance, threatening the foundations of democratic governance worldwide.
Dark Money Empire: Inside the Secret Laundering Networks of Presidents, Oligarchs, Nazis and Rock Stars (2025)
A groundbreaking investigation into the $32 trillion shadow economy that operates parallel to our world. Rodriguez exposes how dictators, oligarchs, Nazi war criminals, and celebrity musicians use sophisticated offshore networks to hide billions while undermining democratic institutions and economic justice.
Bilderberg Exposed: The Shadow Architects of Global Power (2025)
The first comprehensive investigation into the Bilderberg Group’s seven-decade evolution from Cold War forum to modern global governance mechanism. Rodriguez reveals how this secretive organization has shaped everything from NATO’s expansion to today’s digital transformation, operating as an informal world government when formal coordination proves impossible.
Passport Power: How Your Travel Document Shapes Global Economics and Your Personal Freedom (2025)
This comprehensive analysis exposes the hidden economic forces behind passport rankings, the $50 billion “golden citizenship” industry, and the coming digital identity revolution that will redefine belonging itself. Essential reading for understanding how climate migration, technological surveillance, and new forms of global integration will transform citizenship in the 21st century.
Warren Buffett: How to Become THE RICHEST? (2025)
The definitive biographical analysis of Warren Buffett’s journey from childhood entrepreneur to the world’s greatest investor. Rodriguez reveals the psychological forces, family dynamics, and strategic decisions that enabled Buffett’s unprecedented success, while examining controversial aspects of his empire that mainstream biographies often overlook.
Digital Dollar Dystopia (2025)
An urgent warning about how Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) threaten personal freedom and enable unprecedented financial surveillance. This essential guide explores the technological capabilities of programmable money and provides practical strategies to protect your economic sovereignty as we approach a cashless future.
How the IMF Manipulates Countries (2025)
A comprehensive investigation into how the International Monetary Fund uses debt, structural adjustment programs, and currency manipulation to control national economies while serving powerful global interests. This explosive analysis reveals the IMF’s role in economic crises from Argentina to East Asia and exposes alternatives that have allowed countries to escape debt dependency.
The BlackRock Empire (2025)
An in-depth investigation into how BlackRock became the world’s most powerful financial institution, with over $10 trillion in assets under management. This book reveals how Larry Fink built a financial giant that shapes markets, influences governments, and touches nearly every aspect of modern life through its revolutionary Aladdin technology and strategic acquisitions.
George Soros: The Man the World Hates (2025)
A comprehensive analysis of the controversial financier who shaped global markets and influenced political landscapes across continents. This book examines Soros’s journey from Nazi-occupied Hungary to becoming one of the world’s most influential—and divisive—figures, revealing the truth behind his currency speculations, philanthropic empire, and the myths that surround him.
The Chinese Real Estate Bubble (2025)
An in-depth investigation into China’s precarious real estate market and how its potential collapse could trigger a global economic crisis. This book explains the historic roots of China’s construction boom, the demographic factors exacerbating the situation, and the worldwide implications of a Chinese economic downturn.
Silver Empire (2025)
An extraordinary exploration of silver’s crucial role in human history and modern technology. Rodriguez reveals how this overlooked metal has shaped economies for centuries and why it may become the strategic resource of our future as industrial demand skyrockets while supply diminishes.
The Trillion Dollar Shadow (2025)
The untold story of how John Bogle’s revolutionary index fund concept transformed into Vanguard Group, a financial giant managing over $10 trillion in assets. Rodriguez explores the unprecedented power of passive investment firms and their growing influence over global corporations.
The PayPal Mafia (2025)
The remarkable story of how a small group of entrepreneurs from PayPal—including Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Reid Hoffman—went on to create some of the most influential companies of the 21st century and reshape technology, finance, and global politics.
Weaponized Economy (2025)
An examination of how nations increasingly use economic tools as weapons in global conflicts. From Napoleon’s Continental Blockade to modern sanctions regimes, this book traces the evolution of economic warfare and its consequences for international stability.
Previous Works
- Technological Breakthroughs of World War II: How War Changed Our World (2023)
- Stoicism in Business: Ancient Philosophy for Modern Leaders (2022)
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