An American Crackpot

Vivek Ramaswamy has pushed all his chips in on a big bet. His presidential campaign, such as it is, is increasingly predicated on the assumption that GOP voters have become so mistrustful of institutions and establishments that they will swallow any paranoid conspiracy theory they encounter. With that assumption in mind during last night’s debate, Ramaswamy endorsed as many popular conspiracy theories as he could.

In the space of, at most, three breaths, Ramaswamy anointed himself the only candidate in the 2024 race brave enough to mortgage his credibility with...