{"product_id":"conspiracy-u-a-case-study-9781637580929","title":"Conspiracy U: A Case Study","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConspiracy U\u003c\/i\u003e exposes how conspiracy theories drawn from far-right and far-left ideologies masquerade as scholarship at many universities, endangering our norms and conceptions of morality and truth.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eConspiracy U\u003c\/i\u003e, Shay presents a case study of his alma mater, Northwestern University, in order to challenge the proliferation of anti-Zionist conspiracy theories championed on college campuses by both the far right and far left. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShay tackles the thorny question of how otherwise brilliant minds willingly come to embrace and espouse such patent falsehoods. He explains why Zionism, the movement for Jewish national self-determination, has become the focal point for both far-right and far-left conspiracy theories. His keen analysis reveals why Jews serve as the canary in the coal mine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eConspiracy U\u003c\/i\u003e delivers an urgent wake-up call for everyone who cares about the future of civil society and is concerned that universities today are failing at teaching students how to strive for truth but rather guiding students to blindly trust theories driven by ideology. The book provides a roadmap for reform based on universal moral and intellectual standards and offers a way out of the culture wars that are ripping America apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wicked Son\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637580929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304","brand":"Scott A. Shay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41187270197429,"sku":"9781637580929","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cdc9bba5-4254-423b-8b64-abe85cd74d03.jpg?v=1633436849","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/conspiracy-u-a-case-study-9781637580929","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}