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The end stage of Conspiracism is when conspiracy theories cease being a means for achieving other goals (let’s impeach Trump because he colluded with Russia and usher in President Hillary Clinton) but when conspiracy theories become their own end even when they have no meaningful purpose. Take the Melania Trump conspiracy theories. It’s not hard…

After $17 million spent, Team Mueller does two things well. 1. Generates headlines and profits for the Washington Post and the New York Times 2. Harasses random people linked to Trump with random charges that have nothing to do with the Russian collusion the investigation was based on The headlines this morning are all about…

Trump dumping the Eagles brings together two things that his supporters like about him. 1. He fights culture wars 2. He doesn’t care about the liberal consensus, but the conservative one. Past Republican presidents would occasionally, very tentatively, wade into culture wars, usually with a nice speech, that would be roundly mocked. And then retreat.…

Howard Schultz, the executive chairman of Starbucks, has stepped down and may be running for president. But Schultz has always been political, and his decision to step down from his beloved Starbucks will only fuel questions about a presidential run. He told the Times, “For some time now, I have been deeply concerned about our…

L’Informale very kindly chose to do an interview with me in which I addressed a number of questions. I just want to excerpt a brief portion of that interview to comment on it further. On the 14th of May, the American embassy was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. At the main time, Hamas, tried…