Derek Thompson:

I wish I saw more scientists grappling with the tradeoffs at stake here.

In fact, a 2023 paper found that the journal Nature’s endorsement of Joe Biden

  1. “caused large reductions in stated trust in Nature among Trump supporters”
  2. “lowered the demand for COVID-related information provided by Nature”
  3. “reduced Trump supporters’ trust in scientists in general”
  4. while “estimated effects on Biden supporters’ trust … were positive, small and mostly statistically insignificant”