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 ...

When I was young, I was transfixed by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! As I viewed and reviewed the drawings that appeared in the newspaper, I learned about a great many jaw-dropping oddities. But of all ...