"People are generally stupid," I remember making this impulsive remark in one of my high school classes and then noticing the flat look on the teacher's face. On the bus home, I thought about it. What ...

The word to use when you don’t know what else to say, “stupid,” is having a bit of a moment right now as a favored phrase of Donald Trump. But what is stupid? Stupid is what stupid does is probably ...

In America, not only is stupidity not frowned upon, but it's encouraged. Reality shows like "The Jersey Shore" and "Buckwild" reward stupidity. This has become a part of American culture that we ...

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