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The conspiracy theory has the best attributes of a multiplatform game, except that it can cause harm in the real world.

One of The Washington Post's 10 Best Books of 2022 The disturbing eyewitness account of how a new breed of Republicans--led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar, Matt Gaetz, Lauren Boebert, and Madison Cawthorn--far from moving on from Trump, have taken the politics of hysteria to even greater extremes and brought American democracy to the edge The violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was a terrible day for American democracy, but many people dared to hope that at least it would break the fever that had overcome the Republican Party and banish Trump's relentless lies about the stealing of the 2020 election. That is not what happened. Instead, "the big steal" has become dogma among an ever-higher percentage of American Republicans. What happened to the Republican Party, and America, during the Trump presidency is a story we more or less think we know. What has happened to the party since, it turns out, is even more disquieting. That is the story Robert Draper tells in Weapons of Mass Delusion. Through his extraordinarily intrepid cross-country reporting, Draper chronicles the road from January 6 to the 2022 midterms among the Republican base and in the U.S. Congress, rendering unforgettable portraits of how Marjorie Taylor Greene and her ilk came to shape their party's terms of engagement to an extent that would have been unimaginable even five years ago. He also brings to life the efforts of a dwindling group of Republicans who are willing to push back against the falsehoods, in the face of a group of ascendent demagogues who are merrily weaponizing them. With a base whipped up into a perpetual frenzy of outrage by conspiracy theories--not just about the big steal but about COVID and vaccines, pedophilia and Antifa and Black Lives Matter and George Soros and President Obama, and on and on and on--the forces of reason within the GOP are on the defensive, to put it mildly. The book also benefits greatly from reporting conducted in Texas, Arizona, Georgia, New Hampshire, and other bellwether states in the country of the mind one might call a fever of undending conspiracies. Robert Draper has been a wise, fearless, and fair-minded chronicler of the American political scene for over twenty-five years. He has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. He has never seen it this ugly. Ultimately, this book tells the story of a fearful test of our ability, as a country, to hold together a system of government grounded in truth and the rule of law. Written on the eve of the 2022 midterm elections, Draper's account of a party teetering on the precipice of madness reveals how the GOP fringe became its center of gravity.

Republican lawmakers raised objections to the official certification of electoral votes in a joint session of Congress that went into the wee hours of Thursday morning, in a futile effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. See who supported the objections.

New research argues feelings of disillusionment prompt people to take more extreme positions.

Just 24% of Americans surveyed have positive views of the Make America Great Again movement in a new national NBC News poll.

He’s presiding over a movement, not a party.

The extremism, aggression, and lack of restraint in MAGA world are spreading.

New data from the University of Washington, collected just before and after the Capitol riot, reveals fervent Trump voters' opinions about race, gender, the pandemic and the 2020 election.

Art by Geena San DiegoPicture a group of people devoted to one all-knowing, omnipotent leader, who has been chosen by God to lead them, who channels the word of God, and who, eventually, becomes their God. Their beliefs encompass every aspect of their lives. They would turn on their own morals to heed their leader, shelter themselves from any criticism of their practices, show disdain for non-believers, and rely wholly on the word of their leader. According to sociologist and author Janja Lalich

The magnate’s biographer explains the spiritual guide behind his relentless self-confidence.

Donald Trump is not a man apart. He is, instead, merely one of us writ large.

Mental Health Experts Say the Hour-Long Exchange Shows Trump is 'Irrational, Unstable and Dangerous'

Alex Jones earned his spot in Donald Trump's basket of deplorables by being the king of the conspiracy theorists

MAGA is anti-democratic and even, as January 6 showed, violent. But they don't quite see Trump as a god worth dying for

"Trump got his supporters to attack the government once," watchdog group warns. "He's going to try to do it again."

The new single, “Justice for All,” featuring former President Donald Trump and the J6 Prison Choir, reached number one on iTunes' top songs.

"Justice for All" is a charity record by former United States President Donald Trump and the J6 Prison Choir, a choir of about 20 men imprisoned for their involvement in the January 6 United States Capitol attack. The profits from the song are dedicated to the legal aid of people incarcerated for the attack. The song was produced by an unidentified recording artist.

The song is simple and tinny, but that hasn’t stopped it from being embraced by former President Donald Trump and his allies in their campaign to rewrite the history of the deadly Capitol riot.

A defiant and incendiary Donald Trump, facing a potential indictment, held the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign Saturday in Waco, Texas, a city made famous by deadly resistance against law enforcement.

"I don't care if it's Bill Clinton or Governor Bush, they're all elitist filth if you ask me." --Alex Jones photograph by Jana Birchum So,

Trump's followers came to Waco to party, but his overwhelming rage and solipsism threaten to swamp the lovefest

Alec Jones, Gavin McInnes and Proud Boys still cite Waco to fuel anti-government attacks.

You’ve got to read it to believe it.

Former president made almost 21 untrue statements a day while in office, analysis suggests