Brainwashing is often viewed as a Cold War relic—think '60s films like "The Manchurian Candidate" and "The IPCRESS File." But Rebecca Lemov, professor of the history of science, argues in her recently ...

From Communist reeducation camps to manipulative media algorithms, mind control is a real and often remarkably effective tool, contends historian Lemov (World as Laboratory) in this trenchant study.

This post is Part 1 of a series on thought control. We are bombarded daily with others trying to influence our beliefs and behaviors. This could be your child trying to convince you that she can wear ...