Understanding Trump’s movement this way helps us believe it will come to some disastrous end.

The Democratic representative hilariously cited new proof of the comparison.

Donald Trump revealed exactly how he feels about his supporters at his campaign rally in Las Vegas.

At the Sullivan Institute, psychotherapy became a potent form of social control.

Years after their leader’s death, Larouchies are still pushing their fascist politics.

A new book traces the language of brainwashing to a series of Cold War–era scares.

According to Amanda Montell’s new book, “Cultish,” the jargon and technical language of fanaticism is surprisingly common.

How a right-wing conspiracy blossomed in the pre-internet age

The women in her new novel confront abuse and grapple with faith.

A mysterious murder reveals the ways in which the video-sharing site has spread conspiracies of all kinds—very much including those created by rightwing supporters of President Trump.

How cults feed on American ideals, aspirations, and hypocrisies.

Millions of Americans are blindly devoted to their Dear Leader. What will it take for them to snap out of it?

Life at Rancho Rajneesh was not what she expected

Farewell to a charlatan and false guru.

The Share-A-Home program was the beginning of the end

Rajneesh favored the wealthy, so the wealthy favored him.

An ex-disciple describes Rajneesh brainwashing methods.

The cult city's demise is inevitable.

The arming of the cult raises the specter of Jonestown

Orwell understood the limits of mind control