America has no shortage of crises. Even during this period of unparalleled prosperity, we face daunting challenges. And perhaps the biggest one is stupidity. There are a lot of stupid people out there. Incredibly stupid. Now, let’s distinguish that from the unwise. Unwise people can be smart but lacking in wisdom. I’m talking about morons. Nitwits. Idiots. I mean, people who can't comprehend basic stuff. America has a stupidity crisis, and we must act. For too long, the dumb have dominated our society in the sense that everything is directed toward keeping them from fully expressing their dumbness in all its mouth-agape glory. These are the people responsible for hammers that come with warning labels telling you not to hit yourself in the head with a hammer. And they are bringing America down.

Stupidity is a sad fact of life that confronts us at every turn. We are slaves to the whims of people too dumb to remember to breathe, and so much of our society has been designed to cater to and ameliorate the consequences of their foolish choices. Everywhere you look, there is dumb. If you go to McDonald’s—which itself is dumb in an age where the once-yummy Big Mac is now the bland Medium Mac, apparently made with ground earthworms, while the famous French fries have gone from a crispy, tasty treat to a soggy, tasteless mess—the first thing you see is baffled people. They’re either baffled by the little computer screen you’re supposed to default to ordering from, or they’re baffled by the menu when they’re talking to the cashier. It’s McDonald’s. It’s not a hard choice. It’s not something you need to ponder. But they need to ponder. It’s like they’ve never been there before. That’s the thing about stupidity—every day, every experience, every moment is like the very first time they’ve encountered it. “What’s a McNugget?” they inquire, genuinely puzzled. "This hot mustard sauce… Is it hot and does it taste like mustard?"

And the worst part is that these people vote.

So, I got on an airplane the other day. That’s always enough to flush your faith in humanity down one of the things that Herr Oberstoysterfuhrer Graham Platner performs onanism upon. Yet again, we have the first-time phenomenon. It’s like a significant percentage of........

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