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
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Global Survey Finds Majority Worldwide Believe in Spirits, God and Life After Death
From Latin America to Southeast Asia, beliefs in reincarnation, spirits and the afterlife are prevalent. Pew’s findings suggest that spirituality remains a significant aspect of belief systems globally.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Georgia Becomes State #30 to Enact Religious Freedom Restoration Act at State Level
The new law strengthens protections for faith, but faces backlash over fears it enables discrimination.
MENTAL HEALTH
Locked Up for Being Stalked: How the Psychiatric Apparatus Victimizes Women
A stalker on the roof, a beating at home—and psychiatry’s answer? Drug and lock her up.
HUMAN RIGHTS
From Public Trust to Public Disgrace: Child Sex Abuse Charges Rock Public Offices from MN to CO
From Minnesota to Colorado, four (now former) public officials stand accused of child sex crimes, shattering the trust of those they vowed to protect and represent.
MENTAL HEALTH
Magic Mushroom Use Surges While Psychiatrists Push Deadly Psychedelics as “Therapy”
Psilocybin use among 12th graders jumped 53 percent in four years, with even higher numbers expected as new data rolls in.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
French Court of Cassation Affirms Religious Freedom in Deacon Dismissal Case
France’s highest court rules that religious institutions’ internal decisions are beyond the reach of secular courts, reinforcing the separation of church and state.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Pope Francis Remembered: A Voice That Spoke the Many Languages of God
He washed the feet of Muslims, Hindus, Copts and Catholics and called religious persecution “a sin against God.” Pope Francis’ defiance of hate is his lasting legacy.
HUMAN RIGHTS
CCHR and Child Abuse Survivors Honored for Exposing Psychiatric Torture at Lake Alice
New Zealand’s psychiatric system hid decades of torture and abuse—until survivors and watchdogs ripped the cover off a national disgrace.
MENTAL HEALTH
NHS Billions Fund Deadly Care in For-Profit Mental Health Hospitals
The NHS spent nearly $3 billion last year outsourcing psychiatric care to for-profit private hospitals like Priory—where patients are dying from abuse, neglect and chemical restraint.
HATE
Illinois Reports Alarming Rise in Hate Incidents
Fueled by propaganda and emboldened by fear, hate groups in Illinois are spreading their message. A new bill seeks to make them pay for it.
