Brianna Nofil

Brianna Nofil is an assistant professor of history at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where she teaches courses on immigration, law and policing.

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Cold War

The CIA's Human Experiments With Mind Control

The CIA tried to fight communism by dosing unwitting soldiers and prisoners with acid.

Sports

The California Activists Who Scared the Soviets Away From the 1984 Olympics

The last time Russia skipped the Olympics, it was due to a fringe group encouraging mass defections of its athletes.

Cold War

The Secret ‘White Trains’ That Carried Nuclear Weapons Around the U.S.

For as long as the United States has had nuclear weapons, officials have struggled with how to transport the destructive technology.