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The MKULTRA Conspiracy

by John Lisle

Project Mind Control's John Lisle explains how something as classified…
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Featured Excerpt: Project Mind Control

DCI Allen Dulles on the cover of Time magazine in 1953, the year that he established MKULTRA.

by John Lisle

In Project Mind Control, John Lisle reveals inside story of the CIA’s secret mind control project,…
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Hidden Heroes in a Sexist World

by Tracy Walder with Jessica Anya Blau

WCAG Heading by Tracy Walder Tracy Walder, author of The Unexpected Spy, discusses the history of…
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Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control

poisoner in chef

by Stephen Kinzer

WCAG Heading The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA’s master magician and…
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The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Angleton

WCAG Headingby Jefferson Morley CIA spymaster James Angleton was one of the most powerful unelected officials…
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Hiding CIA Operations: The Attack on Khowst

WCAG Headingby Douglas Laux WCAG HeadingAttack on Khowst Forward Operating Base Chapman was located just outside…
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Life of a CIA Polygrapher: Ready Aim…. Part 2

Life of Lies and Spies, Airport Security
WCAG Headingby Alan Trabue WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingChapter 1: Ready Aim…. Part 2 I watched another soldier…
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Life of a CIA Polygrapher: Ready Aim…. Part 1

Life of Lies and Spies;
WCAG Headingby Alan Trabue WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingChapter 1: Ready Aim…. Part 1 The day was supposed…
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The Evolution of CIA Polygraphy: 1972 to the Present

Christopher Boyce; CIA Polygraphy
Wcag Heading by Alan B. Trabue Writing my memoir, A Life of Lies and Spies: Tales…
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The Dulles Brothers and the Airport Bust

Stephen Kinzer John Dulles Portrait
WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading by Stephen Kinzer Who cares what is written in a…
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CIA

Richard Nixon’s Call for a Cosmic Hoedown

Apollo 11 launch from Kennedy Space Center on July 16, 1969.

by Jeffrey Kluger

Few authors have had as big an impact on space journalism as Jeffrey…
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To Look Them in the Face: Bunker Hill 250

Map of The Battle of Bunker Hill.

by Jack Kelly

As part of the ongoing celebration of the birth of the United States…
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The Red Baron and Early Flyboys During WWI

Photograph of Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the Red Baron.

by Tom Clavin

To celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI on…
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History Reads: July 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall

Ducking stool illustration

by Jack Kelly

In honor of Anne Royall's birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares…
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Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp

Ben West's painting of Benjamin Franklin drawing electricity from the sky.

by Tim Queeney

In June of 1752, with some sources specifically saying the tenth of June, Benjamin Franklin conducted…
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Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam

by Alex Vernon

Alex Vernon, author of Peace Is a Shy Thing, discusses reality versus cinema…
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Historical Summer Reading: June 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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