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    Written by John Kavanagh

    May 4, 2026
    In earlier posts, I have written about the value of fact-based thinking — of developing beliefs...
    In an age of unprecedented access to information, one might expect that people would be better...
    When I was the marketing manager for Citibank’s Upstate New York retail banks in the mid-1970’s,...
    Ideologies are one of the most popular forms of human thought ever developed, attracting huge...
    What is there about ideologies that create such terrible consequences? Are they just all bad?...
    In my last post, I wrote about the successes achieved by people who used analytical methods to...
    The importance of having accurate beliefs is most powerfully demonstrated by looking at the...
    In PATH TO POWER, ROAD TO RUIN, I identify two of the most predominant kinds of thinking in vogue...
    In my last post, I cited quotes from Chinese leaders, reflecting their beliefs about ideology. We...
    Religious and political ideologies continue to be at the center of mankind’s struggles with his...
    Our last post talked about the need to become critical evaluators of beliefs. In order to...
    People have always attached great importance to beliefs and especially to systems of beliefs, ...
    September 29, 2025
    According to a recent survey by Pew Research, a significant minority of Americans are open to the...
    When leaders and their followers start clamoring for the return of past greatness, as they are...