{"id":426883,"date":"2022-04-05T02:51:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T23:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/end-the-priesthood-of-experts-and-other-commentary\/"},"modified":"2022-04-05T02:51:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T23:51:54","slug":"end-the-priesthood-of-experts-and-other-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/end-the-priesthood-of-experts-and-other-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"#End the &#8216;priesthood&#8217; of experts and other commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e70e3bfed1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e70e3bfed1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/end-the-priesthood-of-experts-and-other-commentary\/#%E2%80%9CEnd_the_%E2%80%98priesthood_of_experts_and_other_commentary%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;End the &#8216;priesthood&#8217; of experts and other commentary&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/end-the-priesthood-of-experts-and-other-commentary\/#Science_watch_End_the_%E2%80%98Priesthood_of_Experts\" >Science watch: End the \u2018Priesthood\u2019 of Experts<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/end-the-priesthood-of-experts-and-other-commentary\/#Conservative_Bidens_Fit_Media_Image_of_Trumps\" >Conservative: Bidens Fit Media Image of Trumps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/end-the-priesthood-of-experts-and-other-commentary\/#From_the_left_The_Feds_%E2%80%98Golf_Game\" >From the left: The Fed\u2019s \u2018Golf\u2019 Game<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/end-the-priesthood-of-experts-and-other-commentary\/#Foreign_desk_Dont_Let_Putin_Gain_a_Thing\" >Foreign desk: Don\u2019t Let Putin Gain a Thing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/end-the-priesthood-of-experts-and-other-commentary\/#Energy_industry_insider_Let_Us_Invest\" >Energy industry insider: Let Us Invest<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEnd_the_%E2%80%98priesthood_of_experts_and_other_commentary%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;End the &#8216;priesthood&#8217; of experts and other commentary&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1859217856.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Science_watch_End_the_%E2%80%98Priesthood_of_Experts\"><\/span><strong>Science watch: End the \u2018Priesthood\u2019 of Experts<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cA problem arises,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/reason.com\/2022\/04\/03\/against-scientific-gatekeeping\/\">notes Jeffrey A. Singer at Reason<\/a>, when some experts \u201cexert outsized influence over the opinions of other experts\u201d and so \u201cestablish an orthodoxy enforced by a priesthood.\u201d The pandemic \u201cprovided many examples,\u201d on kids\u2019 risk from the disease, \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d vax policies and other issues. \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> priesthood must adapt to a world where specialized knowledge has been democratized\u201d and \u201creach a r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>rochement with the uncredentialed.\u201d Yes, \u201coutlandish claims that COVID-19 vaccines . . . implant people with microchips\u201d are nonsense. \u201cBut a little tolerance and respect for outsiders can go a long way,\u201d otherwise \u201cthe rejection of challenges to the conventional wisdom\u201d come off as \u201cthe defensive reaction of self-interested elites.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conservative_Bidens_Fit_Media_Image_of_Trumps\"><\/span><strong>Conservative: Bidens Fit Media Image of Trumps<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cPresident Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden are the picture of scandal and corruption that the Democrats and corporate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> tried to make former President Donald Trump and his family out to be,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/04\/01\/the-biden-family-racket-is-everything-leftists-fabricated-about-the-trumps-and-media-are-crickets\/\">sighs The Federalist\u2019s Jordan Boyd<\/a>. Unlike the \u201ccollusion\u201d hoax, \u201cthere are plenty of real scandals about the Biden family and their conflicts of interest,\u201d since \u201cHunter exploited his father\u2019s political reputation to strike business deals with oligarchs in Ukraine and China,\u201d as bank receipts show. The real scandal: \u201cthe legacy media\u2019s lack of coverage\u201d of the Biden family, \u201cwhich has raked in millions from foreign oligarchs and clearly profited off of the now-president\u2019s name, reputation, and connections.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_the_left_The_Feds_%E2%80%98Golf_Game\"><\/span><strong>From the left: The Fed\u2019s \u2018Golf\u2019 Game<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Philadelphia Federal Reserve prez Patrick Harker actually cited the soaring cost of golf-club membership as a sign of inflation, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/taibbi.substack.com\/p\/meanwhile-the-feds-golf-gaffe?s=r\">smirks TK News\u2019 Matt Taibbi<\/a>: \u201cInflation is so bad, you might have to play a public course this summer. To quote [Joseph] Conrad\u2019s Kurtz: The horror! The horror!\u201d That follows Christopher Waller of the Fed board complaining of trying to buy a house in the \u201ccrazy\u201d DC market, without noting how Fed policies have fueled a huge wave of private-equity firms buying up homes by the tens of thousands. \u201cFrom March, 2020 on the Fed went on a buying spree, pumping roughly $5 trillion into the economy, growing its balance sheet to above $9 trillion\u201d; this \u201cfire-hose of Fed cash . . . extended almost limitless credit to institutional players.\u201d Talk of the Fed\u2019s challenge now in unwinding its vast spending is partly spin from those \u201cwho\u2019d rather the public not look back too much at the Fed-fueled orgy of the last two years.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Foreign_desk_Dont_Let_Putin_Gain_a_Thing\"><\/span><strong>Foreign desk: Don\u2019t Let Putin Gain a Thing<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cBehold the dead in Bucha, where illusions about the \u2018rules-based international order\u2019 are buried with the bodies,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/strategic-defeat-putin-russia-blinken-biden-zelensky-bucha-war-crime-kyiv-mass-grave-atrocities-united-nations-un-human-rights-shelling-odessa-ukraine-11649016865\">laments The Wall Street Journal\u2019s editorial board<\/a>. Russian troops withdrew from the Kyiv suburb only after \u201claying waste to much of the city\u201d and \u201cmurdering its trapped population.\u201d The pullback \u201cmarks a setback\u201d for Vladimir Putin, but Team Biden is wrong to talk of \u201cstrategic defeat,\u201d as if Ukraine has won. \u201cRussia has killed thousands of Ukrainians, inflicted untold damage, and still controls more territory than it did before\u201d invading. \u201cThe West\u2019s goal shouldn\u2019t be some abstract \u2018strategic defeat\u2019 but an actual defeat.\u201d Otherwise, \u201cthere will be more invasions, more war crimes, and more horrific scenes like those in Bucha in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Energy_industry_insider_Let_Us_Invest\"><\/span><strong>Energy industry insider: Let Us Invest<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u201cEnergy security and a cleaner power system can be advanced simultaneously\u201d \u2014 but, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/energy-environment\/3256043-energy-security-abroad-starts-at-home\/\">warns Todd Snitchler at The Hill<\/a>, \u201can absolutist stance in pursuit of one priority that neglects the reality of what the grid needs\u201d puts \u201creliability and affordability\u201d at risk. Political \u201crhetoric and decisions over the past two years too often have ignored the realities of operating the nation\u2019s grid reliably\u201d and cheaply. To get natural gas to Europe now, US policies must allow for \u201cinvestment in necessary infrastructure and supply.\u201d It\u2019s the only way to \u201cdeliver reliable, affordable and cleaner power\u201d that \u201ckeeps the lights on\u201d and \u201cthe economy humming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Compiled by The Post Editorial Board<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Singer at Reason, when some experts \u201cexert outsized influence over the opinions of other experts\u201d and so \u201cestablish an orthodoxy enforced by a priesthood.\u201d The pandemic \u201cprovided many examples,\u201d on kids\u2019 risk from the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":426884,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1859217856.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[127543,1545,43,70752,70616,70550,991,40445,73234],"class_list":["post-426883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-4-4-22","tag-coronavirus","tag-editorial","tag-energy","tag-fast-takes","tag-federal-reserve","tag-joe-biden","tag-media","tag-vladimir-putin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426883"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426883\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/426884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}