I have written about this problem often. The most recent time was about four years ago.

I was discussing how the Director of an honor society (Sigma Xi) to which I belong had taken on the sacred mission of correcting the politics of misinformation. Since this was a technical society, their goals were aimed at vaccinations, health care, and scientific facts. Poltiicians have helped degrade the faith in science, given their to pronounce simple, yet incorrect, solutions to health and safety issues. (As an aside, I will soon be discussing Governor Mike Dewine’s greenwashing attempt [aided and abetted by the WrongWing alternative fact promoter, ALEC] in Ohio. But, that is not the topic for today.)

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