The Dark Legacy of MK-Ultra

Nearly 50 years after it came to light, the CIA’s MK-Ultra program is still

one of the clearest examples of government overreach in U.S. history. Created in the early

1950s during the Cold War, it aimed to study methods to control the humand mind.

The CIA explored hypnosis, sensory deprivation, and especially mind-altering drugs like LSD,

hoping to learn more ways to control the people's thoughts. The project executed across universities,

hospitals, and private institutions — and many people were experimented on without their

knowledge or consent. Patients, students, and ordinary citizens were given drugs

or involuntarily enrolled in studies without being told the truth, leading to confusion,