{"product_id":"the-politics-of-fear-the-peculiar-persistence-of-american-paranoia-9780593467060","title":"The Politics of Fear: The Peculiar Persistence of American Paranoia","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eCults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies\u003c\/i\u003e, a probing exploration of the bizarre and dangerous conspiracies that have roiled America over the past decade and captured the minds of so many Americans\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome of the conspiracy theories now gripping American politics contend that Joe Biden was executed and replaced by a clone and that John F. Kennedy Jr., faked his death and will one day return to slay Trump's enemies. But who is susceptible to them, and what makes them so politically potent? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInvestigating the historical roots of our peculiar brand of political paranoia, Arthur Goldwag helps us make sense of the senseless and, in so doing, uncovers three uncomfortable truths: that it is older than Trumpism and will outlast it; that theocratic authoritarianism is as hardwired in our American heritage as the principles of the Enlightenment; and that the fear that our system is \"rigged\" is not altogether unfounded. A probing, surprising, and critical examination of America's paranoid style, \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e sheds new light on the age-old question: What exactly are we so afraid of?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArthur Goldwag is the author of \u003ci\u003e-Isms and -Ologies; Cults, Conspiracies, and Secret Societies;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New Hate\u003c\/i\u003e. A freelance writer and editor for more than twenty years, he has worked at Book-of-the-Month Club, as well as at Random House and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607375483154,"sku":"9780593467060","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4df6ea3f-5ea1-458a-92f8-61400361aa93.jpg?v=1732307840","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-politics-of-fear-the-peculiar-persistence-of-american-paranoia-9780593467060","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}