*Folk Devils and Moral Panics* (1972) is a foundational work of sociology by Stanley Cohen that introduced the concept of moral panic — a disproportionate public reaction to a perceived social threat, amplified by media and authorities. Cohen's framework describes how "folk devils" (scapegoated out-groups) are constructed to channel social anxiety, a dynamic that maps directly onto the [[Culture War]] strategies of the [[Conservative Movement]]: from the Satanic Panic to anti-trans legislation, the moral panic playbook of [[Propaganda]], [[Disinformation]], and [[Stochastic Terrorism]] follows Cohen's template.