Dec. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
That's the (dumbed-down) conclusion of a recent study by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
We're dumb. So dumb.
More Logan Jenkins Columns
Dec. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Local conservative pops up in daffy Palin ad: For pure schmaltz, you'd be hard-pressed to cook up a sweeter, fattier dish than the Thanksgiving-themed “Thank You, Sarah Palin” TV ad that just finished airing on cable in the Lower 48 (with extra airings in Alaska). Nov. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Encinitas park plans prove to be so divisive: A brick – the Polarized Park award – to the Encinitas City Council for failing, despite endless workshops and meetings and much weeping and wailing, to work out a political compromise over the Hall property, the 44 acres the city purchased in 2001 for a community park. Dec. 1 (SIGNONSANDIEGO)
Sarah Palin 'Thank You' ads: View the Our Country Deserves Better-PAC thank-you ad View the liberal spoof ad Nov. 27 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Count your blessings, and hold them tight: I've been slaving for hours over the toast. My wife cooks the turkey for the platter while I serve up the palaver. Nov. 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Cravens trial recalls a 1992 assault on justice: The first words I ever read about Seth Cravens, the convicted murderer of pro surfer Emery Kauanui, were scrawled on a La Jolla sidewalk. Nov. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Postcard generates problem for panel: It's rarely a good idea to irk the ump. But that's what the city of Carlsbad did by creating the dead-wrong impression that the California Energy Commission was soliciting – even paying for – public comment from within the city's own propaganda. Nov. 20 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
CHP station resolution may be just too obvious: I know just what you're going to say. Who cares? Nov. 10 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Closing wallets now worsens the big picture: Remember when President Bush called upon Americans to go shopping in the aftermath of 9/11? He was ridiculed as a superficial cheerleader, but in retrospect, it wasn't such a dumb prescription for a country paralyzed by fear. Nov. 9 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
New dam notion stirs memories of old film: A recent news story introduced a novel solution to nearly 60 years of hand-wringing over the Santa Margarita River. Nov. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Diaz's win a milestone that bodes well for city: Barack Obama made American history Tuesday night. In Escondido, Olga Diaz made her own brand of history, finishing ahead of incumbent Councilman Ed Gallo. Nov. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
To-do list: Vote, relax with never-do-again list: This fine November morning, I know how Marco Polo must have felt when he was but a day's ride from Kublai Khan's court. Nov. 2 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
High beam shines on 3 political lowlights: The final days of a political campaign are much like an exorcism. Evil spirits fly out of the body politic at such a furious rate that it can make the head spin. Consider three lowlights of the projectile politicking in North County:
