- The GOP and the dumbing down of the U.S.: Conservatives need to accept that Trump, Palin and anti-intellectualism is their fault http://www.salon.com/2016/01/26/the_gop_and_the_dumbing_down_of_the_u_s_conservatives_need_to_accept_that_trump_palin_and_anti_intellectualism_is_their_fault/ 27 comments politics