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Long but interesting article alleging that the conservative movement is deeply entangled with outright cons. As in, sign up for a newsletter, get snake oil investment tips in the mail.
http://www.thebaffler.com/past/the_long_con/print
In the interest of skepticism, I'll note it's hard to trivially verify his claims -- though I checked, and Mitt Romney did indeed say _Battlefield Earth_ was his favorite novel.
http://www.thebaffler.com/past/the_long_con/print
In the interest of skepticism, I'll note it's hard to trivially verify his claims -- though I checked, and Mitt Romney did indeed say _Battlefield Earth_ was his favorite novel.