Steven Hassan, PhD, is one of the leading experts on cults and undue influence in the world. A former member of the... more
Elon Musk, a corporate billionaire and private naturalized American citizen born in South Africa, has taken an extraordinary amount of... more
Kate Woodsome is the founder of The Invisible Threads Project, which studies the relationship between mental health and democracy. We... more
Kristofer Goldsmith is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit group Task Force Butler Institute, which trains veterans in research... more
This interview had two foci: ISKCON and Tulsi Gabbard’s Connection to Krishna Hinduism and his new academic book on music... more
Ever hear the term coercive control? Did you know the UK government made it a crime? It is the application... more
Former cult members often reference the moment when they finally realized they were in a cult. In 2023 the Watchtower... more
"Conversion therapy"—a discredited practice that purports to change an individual's sexual orientation and/or gender identification and expression—has harmed countless lives... more
Carol highlights the urgent need to reform the law, especially concerning coercion and control in legislative practices. She focuses exclusively... more
Many people daydream, and this is an entirely normal part of life. However, when daydreaming is taken to the extreme... more
Dustin Rozario Steinhagen, PhD is a privacy expert who recently graduated with his doctorate degree in Cyber Defense from Dakota... more