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6 unusual facts about Eric Schlosser


1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash

In 2013, investigative journalist Eric Schlosser published a book, Command and Control, in which he presented a declassified 1969 document obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

Cannabis in Oregon

According to Eric Schlosser of Rolling Stone, John Kitzhaber, then Oregon's governor, signed the bill because he did not want to appear soft on crime.

Hardcore pornography

A 2003 study by Eric Schlosser estimated that revenues from hardcore porn match Hollywood's domestic box office takings.

Legality of cannabis

Reefer Madness, a 2003 book by Eric Schlosser, detailing the history of marijuana laws in the United States.

McLibel case

Fast Food Nation (by Eric Schlosser), an exposé on fast food and the culture it has created, which mentions McLibel in its last few chapters.

Reuben Sturman

He was featured as a subject in Eric Schlosser's 2003 book on underground economies Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market.



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