Tag Archives: Conspiracy Theories

Steve Russell :
METRO | Scalia Files: The truth is out there

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Thorne Dreyer

Too bad Agatha Christie was not a fellow guest, because there has to be foul play. By Steve Russell | The Rag Blog | February 21, 2016 AUSTIN — An obese 79-year-old man in a sedentary occupation goes to bed … Continue reading →

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Ed Felien : A Good [Angry White] Man With a Gun

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from The L Magazine. Pissed-off patriot: ‘A good man with a gun’ These angry white men are doing their best to bring back an idealized past that never really existed By Ed Felien | The Rag Blog | December … Continue reading →

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Marc Estrin : Unholy Ground

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

UNHOLY GROUND By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / September 11, 2010 Here it is 9/11 again, and the world is all caught up in a debate on whether our “attackers” are being “insensitive” in demanding a presence at … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy Theories : Exhaust Fumes from the Angry

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Photo montage by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Conspiracies:Exhaust fumes from the angry What better way to divert attention from the catastrophic eight years of the Bush-Cheney administration than to fan the flames of discontent with renewed conspiracy theories and … Continue reading →

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Rag Blog Scoop about ‘Cognitive Infiltration’ Stirs up Internet Storm

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Marc Estrin exhibits the tag line to his exclusive Rag Blog article about Obama advisor Cass Sunstein that has received much attention in the blogosphere.Estrin’s exclusive about Obama confidantTriggers alarm about controversial scheme By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog … Continue reading →

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Got Fascism? : Obama Advisor Promotes ‘Cognitive Infiltration’

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Presidential advisor and long-time Obama buddy Cass Sunstein.Your government appointees at work:Cass Sunstein seeks ‘cognitive’ provocateurs By Marc Estrin / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2010 Cass Sunstein is President Obama’s Harvard Law School friend, and recently appointed Administrator … Continue reading →

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BOOKS / Speak English! by Mike Palecek

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Sci-fi, conspiracy theories and politics merge:Speak English! is a wild journey By Joan Wile / The Rag Blog / October 10, 2009 [Speak English! by Mike Palecek. Trade paperback, 322 pp. Published by CWG Press; to be released November, 2009.] … Continue reading →

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Security Tapes Shoot Blanks : Oklahoma City Bombing Revisited

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Screen grab from security video after the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995 shows people moving through nearby building. Photo from the FBI via The Oklahoman / AP.Gaps in security tapes:Revisiting the Oklahoma … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy Nation : Barack Obama and the Right-Wing Demagogues

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Illustration by Gino Barzizza / The Indypendent.Conspiracy Nation: Right-wing demagogues reach out to a supposedly beleagured white middle class, telling them they are being squeezed by parasitic traitors from above and below. By Chip Berlet / September 18, 2009 Even … Continue reading →

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Lockerbie : A ‘Conspiracy Theory’ Worth Pursuing

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Top, Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, holding release papers, at Glasgow International Airport, after his release Thursday, August 20, 2009. Photo by Danny Lawson / Pool / AP. Below, wreckage of Pan Am 103, Lockerbie, Scotland, Dec. 21, 1988.Unlocking … Continue reading →

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Conspiracism, Right Wing Populism and Alex Jones

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Art by Andy B. Clarkson / Kenny’s Sideshow The following column by John Zorabedian on the mushrooming and quite frightening growth of “conspiracism” was passed along to us by Carl Davidson. It was first published on Examiner.com on April 11, … Continue reading →

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Pittsburgh Cop Killer Egged on by Alex Jones, Right Wing Conspiracy Media

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Alex Jones broadcasting from Austin’s KLBJ.Richard Poplawski’s photo from MySpace. Poplawski was a neo-Nazi wannabe who railed against blacks, Jews, ‘Zionists,’ and gun control. And like many members of the far-right fringe, he allegedly visited Jones’ Web sites and posted … Continue reading →

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