unethical medical experiments

The Blind Spot

From Auschwitz to MKUltra: The Dark Continuum of Human Experimentation

History often treats atrocities as isolated events—contained in specific regimes, eras, or ideologies. But when examined closely, some lines do not end cleanly. They fade, fragment, and quietly reappear elsewhere under new names, new justifications, and new authorities. One of the most disturbing examples lies in the conceptual throughline between Josef Mengele and the Cold War-era CIA program known as MKUltra. They were not the same project.They were not run by the same people.But they shared something deeper: the abandonment […]

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