Mises Wire
Author:
Philipp Bagus
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The history of mass hysteria , or mass sociogenic illness is fascinating. Cases of mass hysteria have been documented since the Middle Ages . Let me just mention a few of the more recent cases. When a radio play by Orson Welles, War of the World s , was broadcasted in 1938 shortly after the suspension of the Munich agreement , the play allegedly