Episode 32: The Lasch Files: The Cultural Cold War and the Birth of Psychopolitics
Emmet and John discuss Christopher Lasch's essay, "The Cultural Cold War: A Short History of the Congress for Cultural Freedom."
March 31, 20211h 6mExplicit
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Show Notes
In a brief addition to the Lasch Files, we discuss his essay, "The Cultural Cold War: A Short History of the Congress for Cultural Freedom." We go through the Alger Hiss case, the ACCF, the Korean War as it played out uring McCarthyism, why everything's a psyop, and how Lasch saw psychopolitics coming.
Closing Song: "checkin out" by blasted diplomats.
Topics
christopher laschcongress for cultural freedomcold warciapsyopkorean warnixonmccarthyismcultural cold war