In recent years, manifestation has exploded into popular culture, with influencers and self-help gurus promoting it as a method to achieve goals, attract abundance, or find love. Whether it’s ...

Joan Didion's best nonfiction writing has always been distinguished by a rare balance between probing personal reflection and clear-eyed reportorial detachment. That combination found a new acuity in ...

There are many definitions of Magical Thinking. One is the belief that a person’s hopes and desires can have an impact on current circumstances. Example: the firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

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 ...

My recent conversation with Rodney Brooks reminded me that he is that rarest of all humans: the combination of an exceptional ...

Most all of us engage in small acts of magical thinking without a second thought. Perhaps you make a wish before blowing out birthday candles, knock on wood after tempting fate or resist certain words ...

Washington often indulges in magical thinking, as politicians conjure new budgetary gimmicks or announce ambitious goals without concrete plans to achieve them. The Trump administration’s latest hocus ...

David Parr brings Magical Thinking to the House of Magic! David Parr has been thinking about magic for more than fifty years. It began at age seven, when he received a magic set as a gift. Since then, ...

Once the government starts spending money on a project, it becomes a Herculean task to stop it. Few examples epitomize that reality more than California High Speed Rail system. Voters deserve some of ...