The hyper-politicization of science and medical journals has contributed substantially to the public’s loss of trust in expert institutions. When ideology drives professional discourse, how can we fully trust the studies that are published as being objective or have confidence that scholarly reports reaching contrary conclusions to the beliefs of the editors will not be rejected based on politics alone? We already know that such editorial biases undermine objective scientific scholarship.

A new editorial in The Lancet illustrates the extent to which woke activism in the journals pollutes the intellectual ground as the editors claim that “far right” political beliefs harm the public health. From, “The Far-Right and Health: An Evolving Political Crisis:”

Across Europe and North America, racism, xenophobia, and far-right nationalism have become normalised in public and political discourse, leading many people to feel anxiety and fear of violence, 

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