With China and Russia at the top of Biden’s agenda in our contemporary story of empire, readers may think that my foray into an example of magical thinking is poorly chosen. When the hypocrisy of ...

Over the years, I’ve observed that there are two main modes of thinking in the business world: artful thinking and magical thinking. The two are opposites. I believe that artful thinking is key to ...

Leading up to the election, many people may have thought they would jinx their preferred candidate if they stated that they believed he or she would win. This belief that one's thoughts or hopes can ...

I never thought I’d write this. Honestly, I believed magical thinking died along with DVDs, dial-up internet and the last episode of Charmed. I was absolutely certain that tarot cards, numerology and ...

McKevitt is John D. Winters Endowed Professor of History at Louisiana Tech University. He is the author of the recently released book, Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture, and Control in Cold War ...

Manifestation is all over my For You page, where dewy-skinned soothsayers promise to help me materialize my dreams. I’ve also noticed manifestation buzzwords like “abundance” and “higher self” seeping ...

Washington, DC must be a magical place. Because the people in charge of it keep conjuring fantasies that defy belief. Unfortunately, Americans are now paying a heavy price for this magical thinking.

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“The world is an unpredictable place where bad things happen,” medievalist Martha Bayless says. Going into year three of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m with her so far. “Things seem to happen randomly,” ...

Most people don't believe in magic, but they may still wish for a good outcome by knocking on wood. Magical thinking—the need to believe that one’s hopes and desires can have an effect on how the ...