America’s Messiah Complex
How cults feed on American ideals, aspirations, and hypocrisies.
Cults
Escape From the Trump Cult
Millions of Americans are blindly devoted to their Dear Leader. What will it take for them to snap out of it?
Bhagwan’s Bottom Line II
The Rajneesh cult’s wealth depends upon cheap labor.
Bhagwan’s Devious Trap
Leaving Bhagwan's Buddhafield may not be all that easy
Memoirs of an Ex-Sannyasin
Life at Rancho Rajneesh was not what she expected
A Mind’s Eye View of 1984
Orwell understood the limits of mind control
Antelope’s Last Stand
The town's desperate bid to disincorporate ends in failure
Range War: The Disciples Come to Antelope
Antelope townspeople cast a wary eye on red-clad newcomers
Bhagwan’s Biggest Gamble: The Attempted Takeover of Wasco County
The Share-A-Home program was the beginning of the end
Valley of Death? The Rajneesh Cult Turns to Arms
The arming of the cult raises the specter of Jonestown
Bhagwan’s Bottom Line I
Rajneesh’s far-flung empire is more material than spiritual.
Bhagwan’s Sexism
Rajneesh's dirty work was usually left to women.
Bhagwan’s Final Year
Farewell to a charlatan and false guru.
Bhagwan’s Mind Control
An ex-disciple describes Rajneesh brainwashing methods.
Last Year at Rajneeshpuram?
The cult city's demise is inevitable.
Rajneesh’s Police State
The Rajneesh "peace" force arrests an opponent in Antelope
Bhagwan’s Rich Folk
Rajneesh favored the wealthy, so the wealthy favored him.
Waco Is the Perfect Show for the Trump Era—in a Bad Way
A new miniseries about the 1993 standoff seems tailor-made for audiences that sympathize with the anti-government fringe.
The Fall of the House of Moon
Sex rituals, foreign spies, Biden offspring, and the Unification Church's war-torn first family
