
Steven Snider AKA Recluse | The Secret History of Psywar, Weaponizing Conspiracy Culture, & The ASC Network
Cold War Indoctrination and the Institute for American Strategy
During the Cold War, two primary U.S. factions—the neoliberal order and the conservative establishment—competed for influence over the American public. The Institute for American Strategy (IAS) emerged in 1958 as a psychological warfare bureau, connecting defense contractors like Boeing and Lockheed with MKUltra officials like Colonel James Monroe. This milieu facilitated the rise of conspiratorial groups as a means of distributing specific anti-communist messaging.


