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In September 2021, The Atlantic argued that while medical experts are important, we can’t forget that the people we elected are responsible for policy

An NYT Op agrees:

The Atlantic again: We need major bureaucratic reform. And we need our liberals to stop worshipping unelected experts

The Daily Journal: Look at what happened during COVID -- the CDC’s overreach proved we need to strip the technocrats of power

Reason Magazine is also skeptical of the expert: All citizens -- no matter how informed -- should challenge experts

Brownstone reports on Scott Atlas’ new book, describing the failures within the expert bureaucracy during the early days of the pandemic -- and the major toll their decisions had on U.S. society

But an LA Times Op says, “Wait a minute! Sure, experts are wrong all the time, but they’re still our best bet”

A WaPo Op goes further, wanting a bigger and more powerful non-partisan bureaucracy

Anthony Fauci claims the courts shouldn’t have the power to overturn public health decisions. The WSJ says he’s dead wrong -- the CDC and its experts abused their power during the pandemic and need to be reined in

So why don’t Americans trust experts? Author Michael Lewis says it’s because we don’t value and recognize experts for what they are -- valuable and worthy of recognition

Persuasion Magazine proposes a “science court” where scientific disagreement can be aired out in public. It’ll lead to better decisions and gain the public’s trust

Cato offers a different solution: How about Congress build its own expertise? That way it can battle the bureaucracy of the executive branch

And Foreign Affairs Magazine warns us all of a perverse outcome: When Americans lose faith in experts, the experts become more powerful