Fears of Communism during the Cold War spurred psychological research, pop culture hits, and unethical experiments in the CIA John Frankenheimer’s classic The Manchurian Candidate built upon the idea of brainwashed GIs in Korea. (Still from The Manchurian Candidate) By Lorraine Boissoneault SMITHSONIANMAG.COMMAY 22, 2017 Journalist Edward Hunter was the first to sound the alarm. “Brain-washing Tactics Force Chinese IntoMeer lezen over “The True Story of Brainwashing and How It Shaped America”