‘Weird rituals & fantasy language’: Dutch father who held 6 children underground for 9 years was creating own CULT

The father of six children who spent nine years in a farmhouse basement was a former Moonie “trying to create a cult of his own” and has been arrested for holding his brainwashed offspring against their will, Dutch media reported. … Read More >‘Weird rituals & fantasy language’: Dutch father who held 6 children underground for 9 years was creating own CULT

Friendship resumed? Turkey’s Erdogan promises ‘new page’ in Ankara-Washington relations through talks with Trump

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has promised to turn over a “new page” in US-Turkish relations by talking with President Donald Trump, and called on Trump’s advisers to support his “positive approach.” … Read More >Friendship resumed? Turkey’s Erdogan promises ‘new page’ in Ankara-Washington relations through talks with Trump

The Century of the Self – Part 1: “Happiness Machines”

The story of the relationship between Sigmund Freud and his American nephew, Edward Bernays. Bernays invented the public relations profession in the 1920s and was the first person to take Freud’s ideas to manipulate the masses. He showed American corporations how they could make people want things they didn’t need by systematically linking mass-produced goods to their unconscious desires. … Read More >The Century of the Self – Part 1: “Happiness Machines”

‘Leave this soil’: Seoul police ramp up security after protesters break into US ambassador’s residence

South Korean police have increased security at the US ambassador’s residence in Seoul after a group of students demonstrating against American troops in the country were able to infiltrate the diplomatic compound. … Read More >‘Leave this soil’: Seoul police ramp up security after protesters break into US ambassador’s residence