Alexander Dawson, Ph.D.

Alexander Dawson, Ph.D., teaches history at the University at Albany (SUNY). He is the author of four books and numerous articles. His most recent book, The Peyote Effect: From the Inquisition to the War on Drugs, was published by the University of California Press in 2018.

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Psychedelics, Sex, and Consent: A Brief History

When I started university 34 years ago, I encountered numerous male professors whose personal histories...

Why Are Some Drugs Legal, and Others Illegal?

[starbox] When Spaniards first arrived in the Americas, they encountered an array of mood altering...

Racist Thinking Still Shapes How We Understand Peyote Drinking

[starbox] Human beings have sought out the sensory experiences associated with psychedelic drugs for millennia....

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