'The Treason of the Experts’, by Thomas Harrington, underscores the need to apply intellectual discernment on all pressing questions in a case-by-case manner.

Tom suggests that having more educational credentials is no guarantee against the danger of believing in stories that seriously distort our understanding of empirical facts.

We visit The Mailroom with Mrs Producer, and we conclude with post-election commentary from “a former National MP"

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