{"text":"Anti-intellectualism is virtually our civic religion. 'Critical thinking' may be a ubiquitous educational slogan—a vaguely defined skill we hope our children pick up on the way to adulthood—but the rewards for not using your intelligence are immediate and abundant.","author":"A.O. Scott","tags":["anti-intellectualism","criticism"],"id":74060,"author_id":"A.O.+Scott"}