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Today’s R&D covers the alt-right, which drew attention last week when Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton blasted it for circulating rumors about her health.  The alt-right is deemed as an alternative wing of mainstream conservatism and it flourishes on online news sites such as Infowars, the Drudge Report, and Breitbart.  Critics deem it to be a source of white nationalism that is hostile to multiculturalism.  Others argue that it is finding an appeal among voters who believe the government is broken and that mainstream conservatism become part of the problem in Washington.