Conspiracy Theories

The New Assassins Don't Use Guns

RJ Eskow | Posted 04.04.2008 | Politics


RJ Eskow

A new form of political murder has taken its place -- character assassination. Over the last two decades, the Right has learned how to destroy its enemies without leaving a body.

Response to Tucker Carlson

Adam McKay | Posted 03.07.2008 | Media


Adam McKay

Tucker Carlson said that what I wrote in my HuffPost blog "Live From New York...Vote for Hillary!" was a "conspiracy theory." He claimed the idea that some Republicans are rooting for Hillary was "deranged."

The Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy Against John McCain

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 02.21.2008 | Media


Robert Schlesinger

The Times' ombudsman -- or anyone else -- would do well to address the issue and put it to rest. Is the paper's editorial board routinely -- or ever -- briefed on pending stories?

9/11 "Truthers" a Pack of Liars

Michael Shermer | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics


Michael Shermer

Ever since Skeptic magazine published an investigative article on the 9/11 "Truth Movement" and analyzed their claims, which were found wanting, I have been hounded by the so-called 9/11 "truthers."

Fear, Loathing & the Crisis of Confidence

David Sirota | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics


David Sirota

The growth of conspiracy theories as a phenomenon should not be ignored, because they represent something deeper - a distrust of a government.


 

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