Although the first black president, Barack Hussein Obama, has been elected,

despite being popularly identified as black, we should note that President

Obama. , and yet a startling percentage of the critiques of Obama

have been based on his race. The most blatant of these was the controversy

over his birth certificate, where the "birther" movement questioned his

citizenship and right to hold office.

Why does c. wright mills identify critical thinking as one of the most important criteria for the development of intellectual craftsmanship? why is constantly being aware of the biased nature of your reactions and interactions (what c. wright mills calls self-reflexive) key to the development of that critical thinking? finally, why is keeping a file important, how can it lean to intellectual curiosity which can foster critical thinking and to develop a keen analytical mind?