How a Racial Conspiracy Theory Took Hold in America

Immigration and growing diversity have become lightning rods for white fear of “replacement”

Diversity is increasing in the US. Last month, researchers at the Hofstra School of Medicine published a study finding that, according to CDC data, non-white births outpaced white births in the US for the very first time in 2024. White births constituted 49.6% of all births, and the proportion of all nonwhite groups hit 50.4%, with Hispanic, Black, and …