The American Psychological Association and the War on Terror with Roy Eidelson

On the APA's collaboration with CIA to develop 'enhanced interrogation techniques' for the U.S. War on Terror. Plus, Eidelson's advice for how we can hold our academic and professional organizations accountable when they violate their stated missions.

Mentioned in the show:

• Roy J. Eidelson. 2023. Doing Harm: How the World’s Largest Psychological Association Lost Its Way in the War on Terror. McGill-Queens University Press.
• Roy J. Eidelson. 2018. Political Mind Games: How the 1% Manipulate Our Understanding of What’s Happening, What’s Right, and What’s Possible. Green Hall Books. [Free PDF]
• Roy Eidelson’s website
• ProPoublica, American Psychological Association tax filings
• Ruth Ben-Ghiat. 2021. Strongmen: Moussolini to the Present. W. W. Norton.
• Elle Reeve. 2024. Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics. Simon & Schuster. 
• Jonathan Blitzer. 2025. Everyone Who is Gone is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis. Penguin Random House.

Support the show

Browse the American Campus bookshelf at https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast

Get updates about the show at patreon.com/americancampuspodcast

Get in touch. Want to request a topic or pitch an episode? Email Lauren at [email protected]