Yuzinski: Conspiracy theories can be plotted onto a grid. On one axis, the theories correspond to the partisanship of the believers. When the right is in power, the conspiracies that bubble to the surface tend to be about corporations and the wealthy,. And when a Democrat was president, it switched so that then the accusations were focusing on the left.
Over the last few years, this show has devoted many shows to the psychology behind what we saw in the Capitol in January 2021. So, in this episode, we re-listen to three interviews on conspiratorial thinking to gain some perspective.
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