One of the most dangerous myths in our anti-intellectual culture is the notion that we need only to use our instincts, not our conscious minds, to know what is right; that beliefs are more important than facts; and that feelings matter more than thoughts. For example, a vanishingly small number of women, whose number our anti-intellectual media take care to exaggerate, are so angry at Senator Obama's cavalier treatment of Senator Clinton during the long primary that they declare themselves willing to vote for McCain, a man with whom they have next to nothing ideologically in common. But few commentators in …
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