How stupid are we?
Caleb Crain reports in the 24-Dec-2007 New Yorker that only 13% of Americans are proficient in reading to the degree that they can “compar[e] viewpoints in two editorials” (p. 134).
(And I fear that the percent of Americans who can compare two viewpoints at all to be nearly as low.)
What is a democracy when only 13% of the people can compare viewpoints in what they read?
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