[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ounding Father Thomas Jefferson famously said, “Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.”

Enlightenment is much harder to come by than information, especially in today’s information-rich environment. Enlightenment is a form of intellectual awakening. Information alone does not create an enlightened mind; for that, one needs critical thinking skills.

Critical thinking is the a...