Daniel W-Drezner

The paranoid style in world politics

Anger, frustration and distrust now pervade modern politics, writes Daniel W. Drezner. How can governments defy the conspiracy theorists and win back faith in democracy?

issue 08 May 2010

Polio vaccines in Nigeria are part of a Western plot to make African women infertile. Foreign zombies are replacing indigenous labourers in South Africa. Barack Obama was born in Kenya and is a secret Muslim who hates the United States and wants to institute ‘death panels’ to govern the healthcare system.

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