November 21, 2017 • BAYNARD WOODS, The New York Times
Mr. Manson was not the end point of the counterculture. If anything, he was a backlash against the civil rights movement and a harbinger of white supremacist race warriors like Dylann Roof, the lunatic fringe of the alt-right. Learn More →
November 20, 2017 • JOE MOZINGO, Los Angeles Times
In 1967, Charles Manson landed dead center in the country’s countercultural carnival, just a couple months before the Summer of Love. The moment he saw the sidewalk gurus in Haight-Ashbury luring young flocks of believers, he found a new calling, the perfect gig for a conniver desperate for attention. Learn More →
November 20, 2017 • Dr. David Smith, The Washington Post
Charles Manson became an infamous symbol of the dark side in the summer of love — and helped to stunt progressive policies for decades to come. Learn More →