Populism coupled with increasing assaults on scientific integrity have dramatically shifted the political landscape & contributed to geopolitical instability.
The policy ramifications are yet to be understood, but anti-intellectualism has threatened public health, stymied environmental progress, influenced funding priorities & sculpted the rhetoric of local, state & national politics.
New post: The Rise of Anti-intellectualism https://sheril.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-anti-intellectualism #science #politics
Unelected RepresentativeThe Rise of Anti-Intellectualism
@Sheril we see this in Europe too. It was disconsidered at first as a fad on social niches, but the pandemic was a turning point to this perception. It is understood now as an actual trend. A growing one.