Joseph E. Uscinski

Associate Professor of Political Science in University of Miami’s College of Arts and Sciences, and co-author of American Conspiracy Theories (Oxford University Press, 2014). He can be reached on Twitter @joeuscinski .

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Cover for: The election was rigged, the news is fake, and the deep state is out to get us

The election was rigged, the news is fake, and the deep state is out to get us

Or, How conspiracy theories are (still) for losers!

Conspiracy theories are all about power – who has it and what they are doing with it, particularly when no one is looking. The losing side will inevitably accuse the winners of conspiring. Democrats would be convinced that Trump is involved in a grand conspiracy, no matter what evidence was available.