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"Conspiracy theories are spreading faster than ever and causing real  damage to America, says journalist Jonathan Kay. His new book, Among the Truthers,  describes&amp;apos; his two-year &amp;quot;journey through America&amp;apos;s growing conspiracist  underground.&amp;quot; Part of the book explains conspiracism historically &amp;#x2013; as a  reaction, in part, to big national traumas, like wars or  assassinations; but the heart of the book,&amp;#xA0; a section titled &amp;quot;Why They  Believe,&amp;quot; looks into the psychology of conspiracism &amp;#x2013; that is, what  makes individuals believe seemingly nutjob theories. He comes up with a  field guide that breaks conspiracy theorists down into eight distinct  types, as you&amp;apos;ll see in the following slides.\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nRelated\r\nParanoid Nation: How Conspiracy Theories Are Destrying America"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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