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Amassing the real history of Scientology has been a long and dramatic relay race

Jon Atack is the author of A Piece of Blue Sky, one of the very best books on L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology. He has a new edition of the book for sale, and for more than three years he’s been helping us sift through the legends, myths, and contested facts about Scientology that tend […]

Who was responsible when Scientology finally paid Lawrence Wollersheim a lot of thin dimes?

[Ford Greene, Lawrence Wollersheim, and Jon Atack]

On some Saturdays (and on other days), we’re fortunate here at the Underground Bunker to publish an occasional item by Jon Atack. His 1990 book, A Piece of Blue Sky, was one of the first that we read for a history of L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology, and it […]

Scientology’s biggest lie: That it will teach you to take control of your own life

Atack: The forgotten history of disproving Scientology’s status as a “religion”

Atack: Scientology advocates serenity, so why are so many Scientologists angry jerks?

Laying to rest the obfuscations of L. Fletcher Prouty, Scientology’s conspiracist-for-hire

Maybe the worst thing about Scientology: It turns you into L. Ron Hubbard

We’ve been on the road for more than a week, and it was sure good to get home yesterday. Once again, our contributors and tipsters really came through for us so we could keep the blog going uninterrupted. And we want to thank Jon Atack, who knew we were traveling and was thoughtful enough to […]

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Amassing the real history of Scientology has been a long and dramatic relay race

Who was responsible when Scientology finally paid Lawrence Wollersheim a lot of thin dimes?

Scientology’s biggest lie: That it will teach you to take control of your own life

Atack: The forgotten history of disproving Scientology’s status as a “religion”

Atack: Scientology advocates serenity, so why are so many Scientologists angry jerks?

Laying to rest the obfuscations of L. Fletcher Prouty, Scientology’s conspiracist-for-hire

Maybe the worst thing about Scientology: It turns you into L. Ron Hubbard

Atack: Why those who try to save Scientology from itself are doomed to failure

Atack: Which of Scientology’s thought-stopping clichés has stayed with you the longest?

When you postulate upon a star: L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology’s funny made-up words

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