There's so much happening in politics right now.

So Red Wine and Blue is here to ask, okay, but why?

I got it up in my head that there was some shadow group running everything.

Maybe if I solved these things, they'd let me in. I'd be a member.

My relationship began failing,

darn near immediately after marriage. I wasn't sleeping, and I started getting really paranoid.

I thought that people were watching me out in public. I was skittish. I was terrified. It's an absolutely

terrifying thing to see a loved one in that much distress and not know what you can do about it.

These days, it feels like conspiracy theories are everywhere.

There are message boards and YouTube videos full of true believers, convinced that they've stumbled onto the truth behind the curtain.

And some of these outlandish theories have caused real harm, like the harassment of grieving

parents after the Sandy Hook school shooting, the resurgence of measles, and the insurrection

at the Capitol on January 6th.

But conspiracy theories have been a powerful force since the earliest days of human civilization.

So why are people drawn to conspiracies?

What real harm do they cause?

And how can we help a loved one come back to reality? Humans are extremely smart,

and more than that, we love a puzzle. Problem-solving is at the heart of human evolution.

It's how some skinny, weird mammals ended up building the internet, the Eiffel Tower, and the concept of democracy.

We observe the complicated world around us, synthesize it, and draw conclusions that help us survive and thrive.

It's satisfying to solve a puzzle. It helps us feel a sense of order and control in a world that can feel

chaotic and overwhelming. It's not surprising then that conspiracy theories tend to be the most

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