Here is Juliette Kayyem at The Atlantic: For a man who believes in nothing, has no coherent ideology or value system except his own continuing relevance, obsesses over conspiracies, and subsists on grievance and anger, Donald Trump took a long...
Yes, stuff like this actually happens in the United States of America these days. Yesterday hundreds of QAnon supporters gathered in Dallas at the site of John F. Kennedy’s assassination because they believed that John F. Kennedy Jr. would appear...
Here is a taste of Katha Pollitt’s piece at The Nation: I can just barely see how someone could think that virtually every doctor on the planet is wrong—after all, the medical consensus has been wrong before. But where’s the...
Here is a taste of Peter Wehner‘s recent piece at The Atlantic: The Trump presidency might have been the first act in a longer and even darker political drama, in which the Republican Party is becoming more radicalized. How long...
Over at The Atlantic, Katilyn Tiffany has a fascinating short piece about the social media conspiracy theorists who describe themselves as “truth seekers.” Tiffany argues that these so-called “truth seekers” brand themselves as fashion bloggers, “travel influencers,” and mommy bloggers....
Over at The New York Times, Maggie Haberman references a survey that identifies five “factions” or “tribes” of Republicans: Trump Boosters: GOP voters who approved of Trump’s presidency, but are more supportive of the party than any one candidate. They...
According to QAnon followers and other conspiracy theorists, Donald Trump will return as the 19th President of the United States on March 4, 2021. Yes, the 19th president. Here is Nicole Narea at VOX: Their rationale for this evidence-free belief...
Here is Jack Jenkins at Religion News Service: A new survey reports more than a quarter of white evangelical Protestants believe a QAnon conspiracy theory that purports former President Donald Trump is secretly battling a cabal of pedophile Democrats, and...
