Category Archives: Lunacy

Why People Believe in Conspiracies

Posted on Tuesday 19 November 2013 by Mark R. Kelly

With the JFK 50th anniversary upon us, there have been numerous stories lately about this. Here’s one in Slate that wonders why so many people are so taken by outlandish conspiracy theories. http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/11/conspiracy_theory_psychology_people_who_claim_to_know_the_truth_about_jfk.html How can this be? How can so … Continue reading →

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Links and Comments, 6 Oct 13

Posted on Sunday 6 October 2013 by Mark R. Kelly

Many interesting posts this past week, some already posted on Facebook, collected here mostly for my future reference. Andrew Sullivan (The Dish) responds to a report about tea party voters. Sullivan: The bewildering economic and social and demographic changes have … Continue reading →

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David Barton, Just this once

Posted on Saturday 7 September 2013 by Mark R. Kelly

Life is too short for this kind of post very often, but once in a while I can’t resist. Discredited historian David Barton (whose book about Jefferson was withdrawn by its [Christian] publisher Thomas Nelson, for gross inaccuracies), claims that … Continue reading →

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