The Honest Broker Newsletter

The Honest Broker Newsletter scrutinizes the interplay between science, policy, and politics, particularly in climate science. It challenges the integrity of peer review processes, the media's role in climate communication, the politicization of scientific publishing, and misinformation. It advocates for transparency, accurate data use for policy-making, and revisits global energy strategies.

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Top posts of the month

And their main takeaways

What a COVID-19 Food Fight Says About Scientific Discourse

1089 implied HN points • 18 Mar 24
🔬 Science Discourse Partisanship Debate Journalism COVID-19
  1. One strategy in science partisanship is to associate opponents with unpopular political figures to discredit their views without engaging with the substance.
  2. Another strategy is to argue that certain debates are harmful to scientific goals, leading to avoiding critique that might impact funding or research opportunities.
  3. Partisanship in science can also involve associating legitimate arguments with totally unacceptable views, like labeling individuals with terms that discredit their opinions.