Think It Over: How to Use Critical Thinking to Avoid Falsity and Failure

In the past, one of the most cherished American values was the truth. When people dealt with dilemmas, issues, opinions, and decisions, their first question was “What is the truth in this situation?” Now people are concerned only with what they think, feel, and want.
We have lost touch with the importance of truth in our lives. This reality has resulted in a society in abject turmoil and confusion.

Perhaps the greatest failure of the American school system is in turning out generations with...