Logan H. Merrill
Investigative Reporter
ABOUT
Logan graduated from Brandeis University under the writing tutelage of famed playwright William Gibson. After authoring scripts for film and television, Logan shifted his focus to online journalism. He specializes in media and ethics, human rights and psychiatric abuse.
LATEST STORIES
VIOLATIONS
Washington Post Layoffs Highlight Crisis of Public Trust in US Newsrooms
Over 300 journalists lost their jobs and CEO Will Lewis promptly resigned. Public trust in the Post and mainstream media has hit historic lows.
MENTAL HEALTH
One in Four Dementia Patients Prescribed Lethal Psychiatric Drugs, According to First-of-Its-Kind Study
A new large-scale study scrutinizing psychiatric prescribing finds clinicians continue to give high-risk drugs to Medicare dementia patients—most of the time with no documented justification at all.
MENTAL HEALTH
New Study Finds Pregnant Women on Antidepressants Face Far Higher Risk of Having Autistic Kids
Researchers tracked more than 1,000 Australian infants and found children whose mothers used antidepressants in the last three months of pregnancy had up to nine times higher odds of developing autism.
SCIENTOLOGY TV
Scientology Super Bowl Ad Builds Global Anticipation—“Best Commercial of Super Bowl Sunday”
The newest Scientology Super Bowl ad is an anthem for the indomitable human spirit that carries forward a multi-award-winning tradition of inspiration and truth—spanning more than a decade.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Churches of Scientology Build Bridges for Interfaith Harmony Week—and the 51 Other Weeks of the Year
Inspired by L. Ron Hubbard’s writings on respect for religious belief, Churches of Scientology help create forums where diverse traditions meet, collaborate and uplift their communities.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Largest Ever Anti-Trafficking Operation Rescues More Than 4,400
INTERPOL’s Operation Liberterra III mobilized 14,000 officers in a sweep across brothels, factories and private homes in 119 countries and territories—rescuing thousands and exposing networks that trade weapons alongside human beings.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
How One Man Saved 669 Children—and Changed the World
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we remember the extraordinary heroism of Nicholas Winton, whose life-saving acts of courage gave hundreds of children a future the Holocaust sought to destroy.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Americans’ Support for Religious Freedom Hits Record High in Annual Becket Index
New survey finds Americans increasingly embrace public expression of faith while affirming key Supreme Court religious liberty rulings.
MENTAL HEALTH
Mental Health Watchdog Demands Action as Sexual Dysfunction Complaints on Antidepressants Grow
The Citizens Commission on Human Rights says FDA approval of antidepressants ignores decades of documented, permanent harms and calls for a full independent investigation into PSSD.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Investigation Exposes How a False Media Narrative Cost a Religion Its Legal Status in Japan
New research uncovers how media hysteria and falsehoods led to the denial of religious rights for hundreds of thousands of believers across Japan.
