All those plot theorists argue for the continuing influence of the Illuminati as Carr suggested it in his two main works. The works of Carr and his influence among conspiracy theorists has been studied by the American historian Daniel Pipes (1997) and the folklorist Bill Ellis (2000). The French philosopher and historian Pierre-André Taguieff recently wrote "La Foire aux illuminés: Ésotérisme, théorie du complot, extrémisme" (2005) (The Illuminati fair: esotericism, plot theory, extremism) where he makes an analysis of "Pawns in the Game". He shows that Carr belongs to a tradition of conspiracy theorists that goes far back to Augustin Barruel and is represented by the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion", which frequently quoted in Carr's work, in the 20th century. Taguieff also studied Carr's theories in "L'imaginaire du complot mondial: Aspects d'un mythe moderne" (The world plot imaginary: about a modern myth), 2006. Since 1998, Carr's most famous books ("Pawns in the Game", "The Conspiracy to Destroy All Existing Governments and Religions", and "Satan, Prince of this World") were translated into French. His French editor, Jacques Delacroix, is also a conspiracy theorist who counts himself as one of Carr's successors.