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May 24, 2023
Podcast
The Politics of Everything
The Return of the Cattle-Mutilation Conspiracy Theory
Tales of mysterious-sounding livestock deaths were widespread a few decades ago. Why have they suddenly reappeared—and why do they fascinate us?
April 26, 2023
Prem Thakker
MAGA’s New Culprit in Carlson’s Firing: RINO Globalist Paul Ryan!
The conspiracy theories are running rampant.
April 10, 2023
Critical Mass
Indigo Olivier
Today’s Paranoid Right Has Surpassed the John Birch Society
Matthew Dallek’s “Birchers” traces how conspiracy theories went from being a fringe pastime to the right’s defining feature.
February 17, 2023
Prem Thakker
Fox News Hosts and Higher-Ups Secretly Mocked Donald Trump’s Election Conspiracy Theories
A new lawsuit reveals text messages between Fox News staffers that show they didn’t believe Trump’s conspiracies, even as they pushed them to their viewers.
September 29, 2022
Podcast
How to Save a Country
Our Democracy Is in Trouble, but We’ve Been Here Before (With Heather Cox Richardson)
Make no mistake, America’s experiment in popular sovereignty is in jeopardy. Here’s how this moment compares to past crises.
Audio playback is available for this article
September 19, 2022
The Soapbox
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump Is More Deranged Than Ever
As his approval ratings sink, the former president is growing more and more unhinged—and more willing to indulge his most dangerous followers.
February 28, 2022
The Soapbox
Alex Shephard
Sorry, Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Part of the Republican Establishment Now
What the Georgia congresswoman’s appearance at two conferences—one conservative, one far right—says about the state of the GOP.
September 15, 2020
The Soapbox
Melissa Gira Grant
The Era of Disaster Militiaism in America
The vigilantes running wildfire checkpoints in Oregon are the latest right-wing militants to take advantage of a crisis.
October 22, 2019
The Soapbox
Matt Farwell
The Forgotten Christian Terror Cult That Presaged Trump’s Memes
How a right-wing conspiracy blossomed in the pre-internet age
July 11, 2019
Alex Shephard
Trump Assembles His Gang of Social-Media Deplorables
Thursday's "summit" shows the increasingly paranoid president is desperate for allies who back him unequivocally.
February 4, 2016
Alex Shephard
The Zika conspiracy theories are here and they’re insane.
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