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Area 51, Pizzagate, Joe McCarthy
Podcast
August 23, 2019 | Jeff Schechtman
Tags: conspiracy, Trump

Trump Even Screws Up Conspiracy Theories

Reading Time: 15 minutes Questioning accepted narratives is a healthy feature of an open society. But today’s conspiracists come without any evidence or sources — only a motive.

eugenics, Passing of the Great Race, skulls
Podcast
August 16, 2019 | Jeff Schechtman
Tags: Chinese Exclusion Act, immigration, xenophobia

America’s Long History of Hating Immigrants

Reading Time: 15 minutes A look at how things like the Chinese Exclusion Act, eugenics, and white America’s desire for racial purity have historically been far worse than what we are seeing today — at least so far.

Sharon Tate, Charles Manson
Podcast
August 9, 2019 | Jeff Schechtman
Tags: Charles Manson, Helter Skelter, Sharon Tate

Everything You Know About Charles Manson Is Wrong!

Reading Time: 26 minutes The stunning results of a 20-year investigation into Charles Manson, the CIA, corrupt prosecutors, and the secret history of the Sixties.

staged cyber-attack, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland
Podcast
August 2, 2019 | Jeff Schechtman
Tags: cybersecurity, Richard Clarke

Cyber Armies Are on the March

Reading Time: 15 minutes The current reality may be far more dangerous than past nuclear threats: Richard Clarke, the first White House official placed in charge of US cybersecurity policy, looks at the dangers of cyber warfare today.

Paul Krassner
Podcast
July 26, 2019 | Jeff Schechtman
Tags: Krassner, underground press

Paul Krassner: The Life of an Investigative Satirist

Reading Time: 18 minutes Upon the death of Paul Krassner this week, we are sharing part of a conversation WhoWhatWhy podcaster Jeff Schechtman had with him back in 2009.

US Census 2020
Podcast
July 22, 2019 | Peter B. Collins

The Supreme Court’s Recent Decisions Cement Minority Rule

Reading Time: 16 minutes Gerrymandering expert David Daley explains the connection between partisan redistricting and Trump administration efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.

missing children
Podcast
July 19, 2019 | Jeff Schechtman
Tags: human trafficking

The Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Big Business

Reading Time: 14 minutes The leader of an LA-based nonprofit talks about the trafficking of children — a growing scourge.

Truth Decay Part 2
Podcast
July 12, 2019 | Jeff Schechtman
Tags: AI, disinformation, media, RAND, tech

Truth Decay Part 2: News in a Digital Age

Reading Time: 14 minutes A conversation with the author of RAND’s new follow-up report on the diminishing role of facts and data in the news.

The Old Guard from Commander and Chief Guard
Podcast
July 5, 2019 | Jeff Schechtman
Tags: Fourth of July, Independence Day, Revolutionary War

We’ve Just Doubled Down On Revolutionary War Mythology

Reading Time: 13 minutes A look at what we don’t understand about the Revolutionary War, and why that’s so important today.

democracy graffiti
Podcast
June 28, 2019 | Jeff Schechtman
Tags: podcast

Why Election Integrity Is the Whole Ballgame

Reading Time: 13 minutes A look at why a dysfunctional world needs American democracy to work.

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