Missing the gorilla in the room? This eye-opening article teaches how cognitive blind spots prevent us from truly knowing ...

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Trump’s base was poised to explode at Zelensky—for his shirt, for his alleged lack of gratitude—because Trump has signaled ...

In sum, it’s some aggressive, trolling tweets (mostly by Elon Musk), at most so far a hundred thousand federal employees ...

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To resolve their cognitive dissonance, or perhaps to retain their ... During Trump’s first term, the theory that he loved Putin was complicated by his inability to overcome resistance by ...

The psychological theory of cognitive dissonance tells us our brains are hardwired to desire resolution and that uncertainty is an uncomfortable, untenable place to stay long-term. As theologian Brad ...