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William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy JournalismDemagoguery is the Midwife of Moral Panic; Credulity is its Mother“The transgender thing is incredible,” said former president Donald Trump in late August, addressing the Moms for Liberty “Joyful Warriors”…Sep 5Sep 5
Clive ThompsonWhy Novels Will Destroy Your MindBack in the 18th and 19th centuries, novels were regarded as the video games or TikTok of their age — shallow, addictive, and dangerousSep 9, 20219
InOrange and JuicybyAsh WhyteVideo games — A Moral PanicRecently we’ve seen another wave in the media on how video games are making us all violent killing machines. I thought this was very…Apr 11, 2018
William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy JournalismDemagoguery is the Midwife of Moral Panic; Credulity is its Mother“The transgender thing is incredible,” said former president Donald Trump in late August, addressing the Moms for Liberty “Joyful Warriors”…Sep 5
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InRoseleighbyMariah TorsneyKhaki Fever in World War I: A Historical PerspectiveDuring World War I, Britain witnessed a cultural phenomenon known as “Khaki Fever.” It was characterized by a surge of romantic and sexual…Aug 191
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