"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
. . we started to get something near what we would call "heavy rain". Some wind too, but well less than the 30 to 35 mph predicted. Around here we're all rigged for the Santa Annas, which run 60 to 80 mph and sometimes more.