Op-Ed: The high cost of low critical thinking (coyotes and pickleball in Tucker)

Op-Ed: The high cost of low critical thinking (coyotes and pickleball in Tucker)

In an age of information overload, one of the most endangered skills in America is critical thinking — our collective ability to evaluate evidence, understand cause and effect, and act in ways that genuinely benefit our communities. This erosion of analytical reasoning is not a philosophical concern — it’s an urgent, practical one. It’s showing up in local neighborhoods, city councils, and digital town squares where decisions with real-world con…