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Ronald Reagan Joked About Bombing Russia in 1984
May 4, 2026 by wes-2 in Republicans

Ronald Reagan Joked About Bombing Russia in 1984

The Cold War had been going on for years, when Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1981. At no moment in the previous decades had any world leader in the United States or the Soviet Union announced that they were going to completely destroy a country with nuclear weapons, that...

Evidence Shows That Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories Has Not Increased Over Time
April 26, 2026 by wes

Evidence Shows That Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories Has Not Increased Over Time

According to research, belief in conspiracy theories has not been increasing, which is contrary to what many people, including scholars, journalists, and policymakers seem to think. Many of them agree with prevailing opinion that belief in conspiracy theories is increasing. While they believe this, there is surprisingly no evidence, such...