Real enemies: conspiracy theories and American democracy, World War I to 9/11

Introduction

1. The Consent of the People: Presidential Secrecy and the First World War

2. Lying Us into War? The Second Battle of Pearl Harbor

3. Masters of Deceit: Red Spies and Red Hunters in the McCarthy Era

4. The Dealey Plaza Irregulars: The JFK Assassination and the Collapse of Trust in the 1960s

5. White House of Horrors: Nixon, Watergate, and the Secret Government

6. Trust No One: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories from the 1970s to the 1990s

7. Cabal of Soccer Moms: 9/11 and the Culture of Deceit

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index