“Maybe they’re just ignorant?” I’ve lost count of how many times I have heard this hopeful suggestion from students and colleagues trying to navigate ideological divides. It’s usually offered as a ...

What does it mean to be intellectually honest? In a world awash in propaganda, at a time when style matters more than substance, intellectual honesty has never been more important. Why? Because each ...

I have a motto for this work: To name it is to tame it. I search for terms that enable us to label common mental “moves,” especially the faulty ones. If you have a name for a move, you’re prepared to ...

Clear and rational thinking is essential for effective decision-making and communication in the work place. However, logical fallacies—errors in reasoning that undermine the logic of an argument—are ...