Bruce Eisner is a long-time and notorious member of the California psychedelic community. He is primarily known for his book Ecstasy: The MDMA Story, as well as for his eccentric mannerisms and participation in usenet flame wars over the years. In 1977 he helped found the Psychedelic Education Center which, in 1990, was reincarnated as the Island Foundation based on the vision presented in Aldous Huxley's book Island.