Tom Nichols

More people are better educated than ever before, and knowledge is easier to come by. So why do we so often scorn those who plainly know more than we do?

By assailing sensible conservatives as sexists, racists, and imbeciles, they paved the way for a jackass who embodies their worst fears.

A bizarre and silly social media attack on the Associated Press’ big scoop reveals much about the politicization of expertise.