Moral Panic
Casino Magnate Finds Legislators to Support His War on Online Gambling
Death to the competition! For the children, of course.
Codgers Freaking Out Over Millennial Texts, Twerks, and Video Games
I wish outraged oldsters remembered how we once laughed at those who were frightened by Elvis Presley.
Today Show Worried About Cough Syrup Drink "Sizzurp"
Have you heard of it? Is it the aughts?
Fla. Teen Gay Porn Star Suspended from School But Returns
Adult high school senior said he got into industry to help mother make ends meet
Nancy Grace Warns: Hopped-Up Reefer Maniacs Are Strangling People, Killing Whole Families
Reefer Madness, 2014 edition.
Protecting Kids From Predators Doesn't Require Bigotry
We can still regulate "who" and "where."
Newtown: The Moral Panic That Wasn't
A year later, Newtown's legislative legacy is far less dramatic than it might have been.
Last of Fabricated 'Satanic Ritual Abuse' Prisoners Finally Freed
Texas case went back to 1992
Juggalos, ACLU Team Up Against the Feds
They want the government to stop listing Insane Clown Posse fans as a "gang."
Five Things They Don't Want You to Know About Conspiracy Theories
Exploding the myths about the paranoid tales we tell.
America the Paranoid
From the man who tried to shoot Andrew Jackson to The War of the Worlds, a brief history of political paranoia from Jesse Walker's The United States of Paranoia
What The New York Times Missed When It Tried to Explain Conspiracy Theories
Powerful people can be paranoid too.
Fear of a Skeleton Saint
A form of worship crosses the Mexican border—and so does a moral panic.
Report: When Obama Became President, Right-Wing Violence Fell
Revisiting the Brown Scare of 2009-10.
Now a Drink That Reduces Energy Is Causing a Panic
Really, the only solution is just to not drink anything at all
Back to Columbine
Looking back at the baseless speculation and scapegoating that followed a tragedy.
Insane Clown Posse Planning to Sue FBI Over Juggalo Gang Affiliation
An FBI report classified their fan club as a gang, the clowns have asked their fans to report any mistreatment by law enforcement to them.
Surprise: Stories of Underground Russian Cult May Have Been Grossly Exaggerated
We've seen this story before
The Demise of Social Science
Is rampant addiction to porn and video games really ruining a generation of men?
