The ‘BlueAnon’ Playbook for Turning Conspiracy Theories into Mainstream Narratives | David Harsanyi

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David Harsanyi returns to discuss his new book “The Rise of BlueAnon: How the Democrats Became a Party of Conspiracy Theorists.” David reveals how the Left has been consumed by a uniquely dangerous and delusional brand of conspiracy theories. And unlike those on the Right, the Left’s conspiracy theories are rarely kept in check by mainstream institutions. Fun and insightful conversation with one of America’s smartest conservative writers.

• How do we define a conspiracy theory? • The psychology of crowds • Why “Russia collusion” was an effective conspiracy theory • How Adam Schiff played everybody • The limits of skepticism • Victimhood and paranoia • The BLM riots and police assassinations • Why the left doesn’t want students to learn civics • “I wish someone would do something about how fat I am” • What people get wrong about Big Pharma • Antisemitism and the left • What happened to the groypers? • Social media and children’s mental health • Climate alarmism • Rachel Maddow and other successful purveyors of conspiracy theories • “You don’t need to be like your enemy.” • Delusions of living in The Handmaid’s Tale • The viability argument • How leftists sidestep the morality debate

David Harsanyi is a senior writer at the Washington Examiner, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of several bestselling books. A contributor to the New York Post, his work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Reason, USA Today, National Review, and numerous other publications, and he has been featured on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, ABC World News Tonight, NBC Nightly News, and dozens of radio talk shows across the country. Follow him on X at @davidharsanyi.