Fueled by the internet, conspiracy theories are having a big moment in America. They're driving online chat room conversations, influencing our politics and adding to the polarization threatening to undermine our democracy.
Definitely! There are some things in society that are harmful to the public, antisocial, breaches of the social contract–such as being unvaccinated, not washing your hands after taking a huge dump, or spreading conspiracies–but which are not illegal or redeemable in tort, things for which public shaming is a just and maybe only remedy.
Definitely! There are some things in society that are harmful to the public, antisocial, breaches of the social contract–such as being unvaccinated, not washing your hands after taking a huge dump, or spreading conspiracies–but which are not illegal or redeemable in tort, things for which public shaming is a just and maybe only remedy.