It's always a pleasure to read a comment this insightful.

I try to divide my entries into two categories. Those that are merely anecdotal writings about my own experiences (which have few or no sources), and those that are a compilation of my research (which are cited as extensively as I can, though admittedly I stop short of being as meticulous as I would about a truly academic paper).

Though I must say (with no small degree of chagrin) that if the measure of the wise is, as you have said, that they are able to change their minds when presented with evidence against their position, then the wise are indeed in short supply today, not merely in the US or in China but worldwide.