The Infowars host and conspiracy monger is getting exactly what he deserves. A jury this week hit him with $50 million in damages—and the punishment has only just begun.

Plus, Kimberly Guilfoyle already did talk; the Justice Department hired a new prosecutor; and McConnell and McCarthy were really, really mad after the insurrection ... until McCarthy wasn’t.

The Justice Department gets serious, the Fulton County case against Trump takes a big step forward, and Seb Gorka steps on a rake.

What enabled the rise of today’s right-wing media empire?

How thwarted Hollywood ambitions, Silicon Valley hubris, and a long war on objectivity gave rise to Drudge, Breitbart, and other right-wing media insurgents

While hucksters and quacks try cash in on the crisis, the coronavirus is fast becoming a windfall for those already on top.

The ideologies behind mind optimization

The conservative commentariat’s love affair with nootropics

Crank ideas have always flourished in times of great instability and inequality.

How William Cooper envisioned a web entangling global capitalism, the government, and UFOs, and incubated the politics of conspiracy

The Twitter CEO is creating controversy on a media campaign designed to quell it.

The InfoWars conspiracy theorist has been banned from a slew of sites. But he's just the tip of a rotten iceberg.

The victims of right-wing conspiracy theories are taking media outlets to court, but face a daunting legal standard.

More influential than ever, the right-wing media is now facing increased scrutiny. But will it make a difference?

When Google promises to "curb" extremism on its lucrative video platform, it means nothing more than keeping advertisers happy.