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Jesse Walker "The United States of Paranoia"
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August 22, 2013
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41:46Now PlayingWhat's more American than a conspiracy theory? Walker, Reason book editor and the author of Rebels on the Air, examines the role of paranoia in American history. Finding it a kind of folklore, Walker identifies five recurrent motifs and explores what these plotlines say about the country's basic beliefs and fears.
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