How can a deceptive narrative about an incident come to be deeply believed, even by those who may have witnessed it or participated in the event? Can people really be made to accept a false representation of what happened? Is it possible to convince individuals of something that they know is likely untrue? What can the true story of a remarkable, yet not well known military operation from the second World War teach us about deception?
Is there a grand conspiracy to rule the world and covertly place earth’s inhabitants in a state of servitude to a wealthy, power-crazed group of elites? Any who delve into such ideas soon discover tales of the “Illuminati.” The very name sends tremors through those who believe in the existence of this secret society, which is apparently exercising control through powerful members in its bid for global hegemony. How could such ideas be passionately believed by so many? Does such a group really exist? Should you be concerned?
In January 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that all women in the nation had a constitutional right to abortion. This decision made previous state-level abortion bans illegal and stood for just over 49 years. On Friday, June 24, the Supreme Court reversed that decision and removed such nationwide protections for abortion. This ruling does not make abortion illegal in the U.S. It simply removes federal protections for abortion and instead allows individual states to decide whether or not mothers have the right to terminate the life of their unborn child.