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CIA Experiments and the Birth of Counterculture
This chapter explores the CIA's MKUltra program and its unintended impact on the 1960s American counterculture. It uncovers the agency's psychological experiments involving LSD and the profound effects these had on individuals like Ted Kaczynski and Ken Kesey. The discussion raises ethical concerns surrounding government-sanctioned research and the legal challenges faced in seeking justice for the victims of these controversial practices.