The Honest Broker — Blog Archive
This is a frozen archive of posts originally published on thehonestbroker.org between 2016 and 2018. No new posts are added here — for current writing, see The Honest Broker on Substack.
2018
- Thanks for Reading Aug 17
- Should a Scientific Paper be Retracted Due to Serious Errors? Consensus: Yes Jul 26
- Power Politics of the Brahmin Left Jun 5
- Science Communication as Intellectual Hospitality Apr 9
- Trump's S&T Policy Mar 21
- AAAS Sends a Message Feb 14
- Analyzing Trump's Tweets as Propaganda Jan 3
2017
- The Green Revolution and Political Myth Dec 13
- What Would Robert K. Merton Say About Scientists who Sue? Nov 25
- Silas Ethics Lecture at Georgia Tech Nov 10
- Alice Dreger on Academic Freedom Oct 16
- Podcast on Science and Politics Sep 20
- Official Statistical Rebukes in the United Kingdom Sep 18
- No Science Advisor: 171 Days and Counting Jul 10
- Book Review: The Retreat of Western Liberalism Jun 4
- Making Science Count in Policy Making May 22
- Technology Assessment as Political Myth May 18
- House Science Testimony Apr 1
Propaganda Syllabus: Ignorance Mar 14
Propaganda Syllabus: Dynamics 1 Feb 26
Scientists Need to up their Political Game Feb 23
Propaganda Syllabus: Fake News Jan 6
Propaganda Syllabus: Fact Checking Jan 2
2016
What is Propaganda? Dec 14
Propaganda Syllabus Module: Truthiness in Policy Dec 11
Scientists and President Trump Nov 14
The Nobel Prize Winners for Clinton and Democracy Oct 19
Science Advice: Give Us $1 Trillion Sep 29
Can We Stop Already with the Idea That the Public has Lost Trust in Science? Sep 29- Sarewitz on Science in Crisis Sep 28
Do Policy Makers need Councils of Disciplinarians? Sep 6
Manufacturing Fetishism Sep 1
What's a University for? Questioning Aug 26
Public Trust in Science is Not the Problem, It is Politicization Aug 22
Experts of Convenience Aug 19
Second Edition of The Honest Broker Aug 18
Sarewitz: Science isn’t self-correcting, it’s self-destructing Aug 18
Of Clickbait and Blacklists Aug 18