Brian Moench: We need a vaccine against conspiracy theories

If time travel was a thing, 17th century Americans enjoying the Salem Witch Trials would feel right at home in 21st century America — awash in conspiracy theories, paranoia and gullibility, void of critical thinking, with “stable geniuses” in charge of things.Except now it isn’t just witches getting burned. We need a vaccine against conspiracy theories as much as we do against the virus.In case you weren’t aware, the pandemic is a hoax because people have seen hospi