Cultists often seem like enigmas, making decisions and forming beliefs that appear irrational or even dangerous to the outside world. But to understand why people are drawn into cults and how their ...

For the past three months, accusations have been swirling that LA filmmaker and pastor Robert Shinn has been influencing the thinking of TikTok dancers who are signed to his talent management company, ...

Cults are a hot topic. But, perhaps not surprisingly given the methods of influence they use, they are opaque to the public. After decades of studying cults and methods of undue influence they and ...