The Political Influence of Zero-Sum Thinking

By Dropping Her Criminal Probe of Jerome Powell, Jeanine Pirro Confirms Its Political Motivation

Dwight Garner: “The thin crust of American intellectual life, long flaking, has begun to show bald patches”

Sunday Poem

Self-organizing “pencil beam” laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies

Judge Finds Epstein-Related Plaintiff Lies, Spoliation, and Lawyer Misconduct in Rape Lawsuit Against Investor Leon Black

Why Cooperation Falls Apart Over Time

SCOTUS Summarily Reverses Three-Judge Panel In Mandatory Jurisdiction Case Based On Earlier Shadow Docket Ruling In Same Case

The Federal Minimum Wage Is Irrelevant. Good. 

"Gossip," "Abusive Language," and "Soft Beta Males" in Public Comments at School Board Meetings

AI Productivity Growth Won’t Match the Computer Revolution

Penny, a Doberman pinscher, wins the Westminster dog show

George Scialabba is no fan of political theory: “Imagination, sympathy, solidarity — by whatever name: this is the true engine of political progress”

Zero-sum bias in politicized problem solving

Harassment Order Stemming from Dispute Among Local Political Figures Vacated on Appeal

Shut out of plum positions because of his political sins, Malcolm Cowley became a triple-threat hired gun: reporting, reviewing, editing

Thinking in Crisis

Photo: Venezuela's Political Prisoners

Sylvia Plath meditated in hers. Frida Kahlo painted her whole life floating in one. Is the bathtub a political object?

Thinking From Within The Ruins

The philosopher and the tsar. Leibniz courted Peter the Great for decades, seeking influence and ducats. It mostly resulted in frustration

The First Scientist’s Guide to Truth: Alhazen on Critical Thinking