Incurious

Ez describes this as revealing “more about the Bush administration's mindset and weaknesses than just about anything else we've seen.” I think he’s right, and, beyond that, I find it quite sad. I’ve known incurious people who refuse to try alien things, whether those things be culinary, cultural, or anything else; they are invariably some of the most vociferous defenders of American Superiority in All Things—and also, at their cores, very frightened and unhappy people. I can’t imagine how much less enjoyable it is to go through life feeling intimidated by anything unfamiliar, masking one’s fear with a lack of curiosity and wondering, from the sidelines, what it’s like to feel the invigoration of jumping in feet first.