The New Conspiracy Theorists

Jeffrey Tucker is experiencing heightened scrutiny from mainstream reporters due to changes in public health agencies. These reporters suspect a conspiracy behind the shifts in policy, including FDA reforms and CDC staff reductions. They question Tucker's contacts, relationships, and funding, suspecting him of manipulating events. Tucker, however, attributes these changes to widespread public backlash against detrimental policies implemented over the past five years. He emphasizes the reforms are a natural response to public demands and a loss of trust in institutions. The author believes the reporters' assumptions stem from a "Progressive" worldview that values centralized control and planning. This view, influenced by Hegelian philosophy, sees any deviation from state-led progress as reactionary and conspiratorial. This mindset prevents them from accepting organic shifts in public life as a result of public dissatisfaction. The author suggests this ideology fuels resistance to efforts like Trump's and RFK Jr.'s, who challenge the established order. The author's interactions illustrate how deeply entrenched this perspective is within the mainstream media, creating a blind spot to the reasons behind the shift in public sector operations. They'd rather believe in a conspiracy than acknowledge the public's disillusionment with existing structures, and therefore, cannot come to terms with the failures of the past. The author concludes that the true conspiracy theorists are those who cling to this rigid worldview, rejecting alternative explanations.