Brainwashing has a grim history that we shouldn’t dismiss
Scientific research and historical accounts can help us identify and dissect the threat of ‘coercive persuasion’
by Joel E Dimsdale
Joel E Dimsdale is distinguished professor emeritus in the department of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of multiple books, including Anatomy of Malice: The Enigma of the Nazi War Criminals (2016) and Dark Persuasion: A History of Brainwashing from Pavlov to Social Media (2021).
Written by Joel E Dimsdale