The Politics of Cult Thinking Daniella Mestyanek Young

The Electorette Podcast by Electorette Media

Aug 11, 202650:36News & Politics

Daniella Mestyanek Young grew up in the Children of God, left at fifteen, and went on to become a U.S. Army intelligence officer. She has spent her career since studying how high-control groups are built — and arguing th...

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