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ories as "paranoid" and suffering from "a psychic phenomenon" that prevents them from seeing the absurdity of their position. But he disagrees with Hofstadter that this condition affects only a small number of people on the fringes of society. For Mr. Brotherton, "conspiracy theories thrive in the mainstre
in light of what we already believe." Discussing Richard Hofstadter's 1964 essay "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," Mr. Brotherton accepts Hofstadter's characterization of proponents of politically motivated conspiracy theories as "paranoid" and suffering from "a psychic phenomenon" that prevents
ick supposedly made a deathbed confession to having filmed the landing in a Hollywood studio—even though everything about the post, including a fake Kubrick, was untrue. Why people believe in pseudo-conspiracies is the focus of Rob Brotherton's fascinating book "Suspicious Minds." Mr. Brotherton, an aca
nts in light of what we already believe. Discussing Richard Hofstadter's 1964 essay "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," Mr. Brotherton accepts Hofstadter's characterization of proponents of politically motivated conspiracy theories as and suffering from "a psychic phenomenon" that prevents them from se
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Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031607 →days ago a crew from a Russian TV channel rushed to my apartment to interview me about a viral post on YouTube in which the deceased director Stanley Kubrick supposedly made a deathbed confession to having filmed the landing in a Hollywood studio even though everything about the post, including a fake Kubr
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Marc Rich
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George W. Bush
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Michael Douglas
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Abraham Lincoln
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Edward Snowden
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Edward Jay Epstein
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Earl Warren
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Andrew Johnson
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the Warren Commission
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Brotherton
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William Seward
PERSONthe Center on Law and Security
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John F. Kennedy
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Stephen Hawking
PERSONConfederacy
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Woody Allen
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Kenya
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University of Oxford
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