1. Always nice if an article focusing on one concept, e.g. “science”, actually defines the term, say, “science”, before ranting on. If the article doesn’t, I have found it profitable not to read the article in any depth. Great truths of general semantics...

2. On a related note, is the thesis that Americans (as opposed to New Zealanders?) distrust science, or scientists, or the reporting of work by scientists. My observation is the mistrust increases as you go down that list, but it is only the last item that most people ever really experience.