This is an editor’s column found on the inside front cover of an issue whose lengthy cover story addressed the diminishing confidence that Americans feel toward experts and expertise. Rather than appraise or explain that feature story, this reflection deliberates on how we know what we know.
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This piece is a fun read about a troubling social trend: surging anti-intellectualism and resistance to learned expertise. The author deftly explains why this mindset isn't all that surprising, and his argument is made even more powerful given that it is delivered from the pages of a university magazine.
