According to a March 2021 survey by the Public Religion Research Institute, 15 percent of Americans and 23 percent of Republicans believe that, I know that polls must not be trusted, but I can easily believe that tens of millions of people agree with that statement. It’s not just an American phenomenon; it is widespread... Read More

But it all depends on which part of the elephant one is touching. Eugyppius saw the outward manifestations, not its innermost infestations. Cultural Revolution looked different in the streets with rampaging Red Guards than in the minds of Mao and his cohorts, for whom it was less about ideological purity than political machinations. But who... Read More

We have questions and we need answers. In particular, we need an answer to this question: Are Walmarts all secret military bases that are linked by hundreds of miles of underground tunnels? Some people say so. Here’s a video of a bunch of different clips of Walmarts which suggest this is the case. Here’s more... Read More

What can be more fun than a conspiracy? Conspiracies are sneaky, salacious, cryptographic, lurid, and enticing. They promise secret knowledge of the inner workings of society—knowledge that only a relative few possess, thus empowering the knower. They claim to identify and expose evil wrongdoers, thus holding out hope for retribution, true justice, and a better... Read More

In recent years, Jews and Western elites have been subject to popular accusations about their secret desire to molest or hurt children. The Q-Anon movement -- largely embraced by older conservatives -- is the greatest embodiment of this tendency. Q Anon is not "anti-Semitic," nor is it on its face threatening to the actual power... Read More

Over the past few weeks, major media outlets have attacked the “QAnon� movement. Some journalists called for it to be suppressed, calling it dangerous and potentially violent. This is just a sampling: “Is QAnon the Most Dangerous Conspiracy Theory of the 21st Century?� by Charlie Warzel, The New York Times, August 4, 2020 “The Prophecies... Read More