Category Archives: Understanding the birthers

Conspiracy theory theories

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Dr. Conspiracy

Conspiracy theories are a pervasive part of the American experience. Why is that? The literature is replete with attempts to explain conspiracy theories by historians, sociologists, political scientists, psychologists and even neurophysiologists. While the United States may not be the … Continue reading →

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Large numbers

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Dr. Conspiracy

What are the chances that… A while back, I had a story mentioning a Cornell law professor named Michael C. Dorf. Part of the discussion revolved around correctly identifying the person from his name. I mean maybe there is more … Continue reading →

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Worshiping the pile

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Dr. Conspiracy

A few miles from my house there is a hill. It’s a rather large hill, distinctively rising above the trees and visible for quite some distance. It’s a special hill in that unlike other hills around it, it just recently … Continue reading →

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Are Birthers a hate group?

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Dr. Conspiracy

As I’m reading a book on hate groups right now, that question naturally comes to mind. I’ve been thinking about an article with this title for a few days now. I thought: “This should be pretty straightforward. Define ‘hate group’ … Continue reading →

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Birther evangelist psychoanalyzes his flock

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Dr. Conspiracy

I came across something novel from the birther side this morning, an attempt by a birther to understand other birthers using psychology. In my July 11 article, Obama conspiracies and the grief cycle, I discussed how normals, when coming to … Continue reading →

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The Great Conspirator

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Dr. Conspiracy

I was teasing one of the commenters here by deliberately misinterpreting a comment of his referring to intelligent design and replying that I didn’t consider intelligent design a conspiracy theory. However, I really do. Intelligent design is the proposition that … Continue reading →

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