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
SCIENTOLOGISTS
He Produces the Impossible Every Day—But His Greatest Production Was Restaging His Own Life
Matt Brown had to start all over when his production company was defrauded. Now he’s flying higher than ever, delighting audiences. He credits Scientology for his functional approach to life.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Nobel Peace Prize 2024 Goes to Japanese Survivors and Anti-Nuclear Advocates
Prize committee highlights Nihon Hidankyo’s role in making nuclear weapons taboo via grass-roots support for their elimination.
EDUCATION
New Book from Parent/Educator Barbie Rivera Says “Enough Is Enough.” Educate—Don’t Drug—Our Kids.
When her son’s school demanded Barbie Rivera drug her child, she said no. She’s been fighting back against a broken system ever since.
HUMAN RIGHTS
US Sex Trafficking Rate Doubles to Highest Ever
Sex trafficking has exploded in the US, with a crime rate some 1,000 times greater than in 2009. It is now the second fastest-growing crime in the world.
CHURCHES
Dublin’s Ideal Church of Scientology and Community Centre Mark Seven Years of Community Service
A full calendar of events for the entire community makes this Ideal Church a primary source of civic life in South Dublin, where it is the largest cultural venue serving all.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Bipartisan Congressional Vote Reauthorizes US Commission on International Religious Freedom for Two More Years
Responsible for monitoring the universal right to religious freedom worldwide, USCIRF’s reauthorization was signed into law by the President against a backdrop of a survey showing a new high of governmental restrictions on religion.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Sex Trafficking Stings Nationwide Snare Hundreds of Arrests, Rescue Victims
Law enforcement reminds men that buying sex is not a “victimless crime,” but one that harms the most vulnerable members of society, who are often enslaved.
SCIENTOLOGISTS
Ray Pound Works on “The Other Side of the Glass”—Quietly Feeding America with Innovative Ways to Help Food Grow
Keeping food plentiful and affordable depends on science, and that includes the greenhouses designed and created to solve problems most people never think about.
VOLUNTEERISM
After Helene Ripped Through Florida, Scientology Volunteer Ministers Arrived in Force
In Pinellas County, some 400 Scientology Volunteer Ministers are providing aid and comfort in a region where the heat alone can kill the vulnerable. Available on a moment’s notice, their mission is to carry out their motto: “Something can be done about it.”
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Roundtable Discussion About the Future of Faith Leadership Held in Memory of First AME Pastor Chip Murray
After shepherding his flock at First AME for decades, his “Passing the Mantle” program at the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture trained the next generation.
