When the Government Said Marijuana Made You Crazy
As marijuana laws get less restrictive, it’s instructive to go back to the days when weed was considered pure evil.
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When the Government Said Marijuana Made You Crazy
As marijuana laws get less restrictive, it’s instructive to go back to the days when weed was considered pure evil.
Should Publishing Fake News Be a Crime?
Litigating fake news could work, or it could be the worst solution to a surprisingly simple problem.
When the Soviet Union Tried to Woo Black America
In the 1920s and ’30s, the Soviet Union made a big push to turn African-Americans from the party of Lincoln to the party of Lenin.
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Media expert Sally Lehrman launched an initiative to reclaim popular trust in the media.
FlashbackWhen Fake Communists Took Over a Wisconsin Town
During the Cold War, anti-communists staged a strange experiment to dramatize what happens when freedoms are taken away.
Fast ForwardHow the Chinese Communist Party Is Using Social Media to Win Friends
The Best New Trends of 2017: China is now using social networks for propaganda.
Fast ForwardThe Dark Side of India's Spiritual Gurus Comes to Light
Grim accusations against self-styled religious leaders are coming to light.
Fast ForwardThe UK Takes the Campus Free-Speech Debate to New Heights — by Banning Tabloids
Student unions in the U.K. are voting to ban The Sun and the Daily Mail from sale on campus. Is it fighting hate speech, or strangling it?
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Now, they’re considered terrorists. But once upon a time, they were ordinary citizens. These are their before stories.
