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David Mamet’s Theory of the Lindbergh Kidnapping
After hearing about our podcast, the acclaimed playwright sent Joe Nocera a letter outlining his own theory of the crime—one that puts Charles Lindbergh…
Joe Nocera
24M
Meet Maureen Galindo, the Texas Democrat Who Wants Internment Camps for ‘Zionists’
Last week, Maureen Galindo embarrassed her party with an antisemitic tirade. Could she still win her primary?
Olivia Reingold
The Strange Religion of the American Podcast
Candace Owens, Joe Rogan, and Theo Von aren’t just entertainers. They’re building theological universes for audiences desperate for something to believe…
Liel Leibovitz
Why We’re Reopening the Lindbergh Files
The Lindbergh kidnapping gripped America like nothing before or since. More than 90 years later, our new podcast series investigates a story stranger…
Joe Nocera and Poppy Damon
4M
Arthur Brooks: Why Your Neighbor Became a Conspiracy Theorist. And Maybe You, Too.
Millions of Americans aren’t just misinformed. They’re searching for coherence in a world that no longer provides it.
Arthur Brooks
Michael Oren: Defending Israel in an Age of Madness
America’s national derangement poses almost insurmountable challenges to supporters of the Jewish state.
Michael Oren
Candace Owens and the Catholic ‘Monster Mash’
The ‘Catholic Prayer for America Gala 2026’ sounds innocuous until you realize that its stars include antisemitic hucksters.
Mary Eberstadt
Meet the Internet’s New Iran Expert—Who Thinks the Illuminati Run the World
Xueqin Jiang, a researcher at Harvard, believes that a coalition of Freemasons, Jesuits, and members of a defunct Jewish cult are conspiring to rule the…
River Page
Dave Smith Tells a Good Story About Israel. But the Facts Don’t Fit.
We must meet the challenge of the modern information age by rolling up our sleeves and showing the conspiracy theorists exactly why they’re wrong—using…
Coleman Hughes
Why We’re Drowning in Conspiracy Theories
Why antisemitic myths keep returning, and what Kirk’s assassination tells us about the dangers of conspiratorial thinking.
Matthew Schmitz
Coleman Hughes: Candace Owens, Brigitte Macron, and Our Age of Conspiracy
I watched the podcaster’s eight-hour series on the French First Lady. It’s a fascinating window into a mind gripped by extreme apophenia: the tendency…
Coleman Hughes
What’s the Deal with Laura Loomer?
The MAGA influencer is claiming another scalp in top FDA official Vinay Prasad. ‘People here are terrified of her,’ says one White House staffer.
Gabe Kaminsky
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