What’s in the DNA of a conspiracy theory, and when does it go from benign to dangerous? Jesse Walker is author of “The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory,” which identifies the different types of conspiracy theories and charts them from the Salem witch trials through Barack Obama’s birth certificate.  

<p>What&rsquo;s in the DNA of a conspiracy theory, and when does it go from benign to dangerous? Jesse Walker is author of &ldquo;The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory,&rdquo; which identifies the different types of conspiracy theories and charts them from the Salem witch trials through Barack Obama&rsquo;s birth certificate.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

Politics minus bile plus jokes. Comedian and avowed independent Andrew Heaton examines current events with his deranged friends, then slops humor on top.

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