Children who overindulge in sweets often lose flesh, partly because an undue amount of sugar overtaxes the eliminative organs and upsets the bodily machinery.

At the extremes of American life, replacement theory—the notion that Western elites, sometimes manipulated by Jews, want to “replace” and disempower white Americans—has become an engine of racist terror, helping inspire a wave of mass shootings in recent years and fueling the 2017 right-wing rally in Charlottesville, Va., that erupted in violence.

There had been one almighty BANG and then it had been lights out.

To Mary Smith, an adult feme sole, you are hereby summonsed...