Why Have We Lost Confidence in The “Scientific Community?”

Written by Peter Heck

British sociologist Noah Carl is the one who reported it: the political right has seemingly lost all confidence in the “scientific community.”

Percentage of Americans with “a great deal” of confidence in the scientific community, broken down by party. (The most recent data point is 2022.) pic.twitter.com/cXvheG2kde

— Noah Carl (@NoahCarl90) March 18, 2025

The data he used came from a “general social survey,” something whose reliability would perhaps seem suspect if the findings didn’t also match most of our anecdotal, personal experiences.… Continue Reading