We’re always pleased when our readers write to us with questions or comments that really make us think. Here, for example, is reader K.S., who writes: Perhaps it was intended facetiously, if so I ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Most people seem to believe that the “ad hominem” argument is America’s most ...

If so, congratulations—you’ve met the sunk cost fallacy, one of the brain’s most stubborn little traps.It’s the mental trick that convinces us to keep throwing time, money, and energy into ...