{"product_id":"conspiracy-theory-in-america-paperback-1","title":"Conspiracy Theory in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLance Dehaven-Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since the Warren Commission concluded that a lone gunman assassinated President John F. Kennedy, people who doubt that finding have been widely dismissed as conspiracy theorists, despite credible evidence that right-wing elements in the CIA, FBI, and Secret Service-and possibly even senior government officials-were also involved. Why has suspicion of criminal wrongdoing at the highest levels of government been rejected out-of-hand as paranoid thinking akin to superstition?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConspiracy Theory in America\u003c\/i\u003e investigates how the Founders' hard-nosed realism about the likelihood of elite political misconduct-articulated in the Declaration of Independence-has been replaced by today's blanket condemnation of conspiracy beliefs as ludicrous by definition. Lance deHaven-Smith reveals that the term \"conspiracy theory\" entered the American lexicon of political speech to deflect criticism of the Warren Commission and traces it back to a CIA propaganda campaign to discredit doubters of the commission's report. He asks tough questions and connects the dots among five decades' worth of suspicious events, including the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy, the attempted assassinations of George Wallace and Ronald Reagan, the crimes of Watergate, the Iran-Contra arms-for-hostages deal, the disputed presidential elections of 2000 and 2004, the major defense failure of 9\/11, and the subsequent anthrax letter attacks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSure to spark intense debate about the truthfulness and trustworthiness of our government, \u003ci\u003eConspiracy Theory in America\u003c\/i\u003e offers a powerful reminder that a suspicious, even radically suspicious, attitude toward government is crucial to maintaining our democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLance DeHaven-Smith is a Professor in the Reubin O'D. Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State University. A former President of the Florida Political Science Association, deHaven-Smith is the author of more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Battle for Florida\u003c\/i\u003e, which analyzes the disputed 2000 presidential election. DeHaven-Smith has appeared on \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eToday Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCBS Nightly News with Dan Rather\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNewsHour with Jim Lehrer\u003c\/i\u003e, and other national TV and radio shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.7 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52731488665907,"sku":"9780292757691","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QXlad2M1TW5PZlNReDM0aFpFbmpHdz09_a673e1a5-f32c-4181-b907-96e58adb1c34.webp?v=1763859455","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/conspiracy-theory-in-america-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}