Voodoo Histories - David Aaranovitch

The main problem with most conspiracy theories is that a successful prosecution of, say, a government hoax about 9/11 would involve far too many people to be credibly covered up. I enjoyed this overview of some of the more enduring nonsenses, including stuff like Stalin’s purges and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion as well as the more obvious Diana stuff. The Protocols become important, because anti-Semitism is an unsurprising and dispiriting strand through many of the crackpot ideas.

I was grateful to have my last few doubts about the JFK “lone gunman” theory finally dispelled in a straightforward way.