Trump-Russia conspiracy theories unlikely to pan out
by Jonah Goldberg, Tribune Content Agency
Jan 16, 2019
3 minutes
Before we get to the question of whether the president of the United States is a Russian asset, let's consider another question: When was the last time a popular and contentious conspiracy theory turned out to be true? Not a little true, but, like, really true?
It does happen. Whittaker Chambers was right about Alger Hiss being a Soviet spy. The government really did put poison in legal alcohol during Prohibition.
But even when conspiracy theorists earn the
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