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Essays, evaluations, and observations on the drift of modern institutions.
Ignoring Outcomes: When Results No Longer Correct the Theory
Ignoring outcomes protects theories from reality. Learn why clear thinking must compare promises, methods, and intentions against actual results.
Read Article Fact and Opinion: Why Clear Thinking Depends on Knowing the Difference
Fact and opinion are often confused. Learn why clear thinking requires separating what happened from the judgment formed about it.
Read Article Redefining Words: When Language Changes the Thought
Redefining words changes thought by shifting meaning beneath familiar language. Learn why clear definitions are essential to clear thinking,
Read Article Emotional Reasoning: When Feeling Decides What Is True
Emotional reasoning happens when feeling is treated as proof. Learn why emotion can alert thought but should not replace inspection.
Read Article Authority Without Verification: When Trust Replaces Inspection
Authority can help thought, but it cannot replace inspection. Learn why titles, credentials, institutions, and consensus do not automatically make...
Read Article Losing the Source: When Information Breaks Away from Where It Came From
Information needs a source. Learn how claims become dangerous when they break away from their origin and circulate as if...
Read Article First Principles: The Starting Point of Thought
by Richard P. Weigand How Clear Thinking Begins Beneath Opinion Most confusion does not begin at the surface. It begins...
Read Article Cognitive Immunity: Why Clear Thinking Matters
by Richard P Weigand How the Mind Defends Itself Against Bad Information The body has an immune system. It works...
Read Article Misplaced Importance
Misplaced Importance by Richard P. Weigand When the Minor Thing Becomes the Main Thing Not all facts carry the same...
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