<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>PJ Media</title><link>https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/06/20/162/feed/</link><description>PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:45:00 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Sausages, enlightenment, and "critical thinking"</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[I was very interested to read Elizabeth Scalia&amp;#8217;s piece about truth, relativism, and critical thinking. And I see from the lively responses to the post that I was not the only one. Personally, whenever I hear the phrase &amp;#8220;critical thinking,&amp;#8221; I tend to break out in a bit of a sweat. I do not like the phrase. Whenever people use it, I tend to think they mean  . . .  something else. Why? Well, it&amp;#8217;s a long story. Have you got a minute&amp;#8211;or, rather twenty minutes?]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:52:11 -0400</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2008/06/20/162-n114913</link></item></channel></rss>