<p>“I don’t think this is just the younger generation, but a longstanding problem in US society.”</p>
<p>Agreed. Alexis de Tocqueville had our number back in the 1830s – we had a strong anti-intellectual streak back then, too.</p>
<p>This columnist interviewed one under-informed would-be Middle East correspondent and concluded that the generation is full of dunces. After reading this one column, I guess my own generation of journalists is full of pompous blowhards.</p>