This was a fascinating article, not just because it reinforced some of my existing thoughts. For me, the most important statement was as follows: "If we—or our

This was a fascinating article, not just because it reinforced some of my existing thoughts. For me, the most important statement was as follows: "If we—or our friends or the pundits on CNN—spent less time pontificating and more trying to work through the implications of policy proposals, we’d realize how clueless we are and moderate our views." In other words, more information doesn't help people. But asking people to understand the implications of their thoughts, and encouraging to consider those implications, will lead people to be more moderate, thoughtful, and deferential to experts -- who have spent lots of time considering the implications.