Tags: Moral Panic
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What The New York Times Missed When It Tried to Explain Conspiracy Theories
Powerful people can be paranoid too.
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A Brown Scare at the IRS?
A New York Times columnist suggests a connection.
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From White Slavery to Bratz Dolls
Feminism and moral panics.
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Fear of a Skeleton Saint
A form of worship crosses the Mexican border—and so does a moral panic.
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Report: When Obama Became President, Right-Wing Violence Fell
Revisiting the Brown Scare of 2009-10.
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Stanley Cohen, RIP
The death of a sociologist.
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Back to Columbine
Looking back at the baseless speculation and scapegoating that followed a tragedy.
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Morality in Media Says the New Republican Party Platform Encourages Prosecution of "Obscene" Adult Pornography
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The Demise of Social Science
Is rampant addiction to porn and video games really ruining a generation of men?
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Let's Start a Moral Panic About Teen "SWAT-ing"! (Not the Militarization of Police.)
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Has the "Violent Political Rhetoric" Panic Come to an End?
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From Satanic Panic to Sex-Traffic Panic
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The Greatest Trick the Devil Ever Pulled Was Getting a Prime-Time Special
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Panic at the Jazz Club
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Even Time Magazine Knows Your Children Are Safe From Marijuana Candy
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The Vast Juggalo Conspiracy
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Announcing the Grumpy Gus 3.0 Awards!
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He Fell In Love With the Video Nasty
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Taking "Stranger Danger" Too Far
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"The Tiny Hole of X-Ray Rock 'n' Roll"