John Gorenfeld talked about his book, Bad Moon Rising: How Reverend Moon Created the Washington Times, Seduced the Religious Right, and Built an American Kingdom, which takes a critical look at Reverend Sun Myung Moon, founder and leader of the Unification Church and one of the founders and owners of The Washington Times newspaper. Mr. Gorenfeld talked about how he became interested in writing the book and detailed some of Reverend Moon's eccentricities. After his remarks, he answered audience members' questions.

John Gorenfeld, former crime reporter for the Modesto Bee, has written for Salon, Wired, Reason, and other publications.