And Then They Were Gone Finally Published

the origin of that cruel phrase, “to drink the Kool-Aid,” will read the book and learn, and will teach others never to use those words without thinking of the tragedy…

I Saw Dead People

…Jonestown is the euphemism that has entered the world’s lexicon and which I often repeat and have assiduously followed, often with reckless abandon: “Never drink the Kool-Aid,” even if the

Thousand Lives Finds Receptive Audiences

…Stop Saying ‘Drink the Kool-Aid’, by Mark Armstrong, Longreads (22 November 2014) Untold Stories: Deirdre Sugiuchi interviews Julia Scheeres (1 July 2013) Talking Writing (13 February 2012) A short interview…

Peoples Temple in the Arts

…Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid, by Will Savive Last Words and Final Numbers, by Illya Szilak The Psychological Gestation of A Boyish God, by Peter A. Olsson, M.D. Jonestown and No…

Once It Was A Beautiful Idea

…few chunks of vegetable, and it’s dry. And Kool-Aid to drink. Some days I feel like I’m going to get sick. “Now there’s almost 1,000 people here. The week everybody…

Reflections and Articles by David Parker Wise

…a world of: Free Energy, Cures for Diseases, and Organic Agriculture.” A video of Mr. Wise describing its work appears here. Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid (2011) Mind Control and Torture,…