Do you really think the government could keep a conspiracy quiet for years? Honestly?

There's too much need for relevance, need for attention, too many silos, and too much politics to believe a conspiracy would never be leaked.

Back in September 2014, I wrote a short blog post about Ross Ulbricht, i.e. Dread Pirate Roberts, i.e. the Silk Road guy, i.e. "The Amazon of Drugs." At the time, the big narrative was "the real-life Walter White." Cool. Now, about six-seven years later, with all the changes in the world and the economy, the big narratives are more that he's considered …