The Tyranny of the "Enlightened" Experts

The Tyranny of the “Enlightened” Experts

Tags: Health

04/10/2021 Gregory Gordon

Of course, scientists were never supposed to run our society. The technocrat class cannot possess all of the knowledge necessary to effectively run the lives of 330 million Americans. But that will not stop them from trying.

Original Article: “The Tyranny of the “Enlightened” Experts“

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