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Matthew D. Atkinson

Latest articles by Matthew D. Atkinson

Mischiefs of Faction
How conspiracy theories helped power Trump’s disruptive politicsHow conspiracy theories helped power Trump’s disruptive politics
Mischiefs of Faction

By focusing his populist appeals on conspiracy rhetoric — rather than substantive policy — Trump galvanized the broad support needed to overcome the party establishment.

By Matthew D. Atkinson, Darin DeWitt and 1 more

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