The History of the Intelligence State - Mike Benz lecture at Hillsdale College (09/23/24, video 41:51, includes good audience comments)

Timestamps:

1:19: The Inauguration of Organized Political Warfare

11:20: NSC 10/2 and the Plausible Deniability Doctrine

15:08: Diplomacy Thru Duplicity

16:04: Smith-Mundt Act, The CIA Media Empire

19:40: The Department of Dirty Tricks

20:36: The CIA As Servant Of The State Department

23:02: 1789-1948 pre-history

29:54: 1948-1983

37:31: I learn there’s 2 mins left on the clock & need to summarize the post-1983 structural changes and post-2016 operational changes in like 3 mins

Regardless of the truncation, it's a don't miss history of the CIA and deep state from inception to almost current times. Your jaw will drop.