Critical Faculties

Resting on their laureates

Kerry leads Bush in endorsements from Nobelists. But does expert opinion matter in politics?

By Christopher Shea

October 24, 2004

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A HALLMARK OF intelligent skepticism, the British philosopher Bertrand Russell once wrote, is to refrain from taking sides in a debate whenever the experts in the field disagree, unless you're an expert yourself. But that principle won't help much on Nov. 2. Economic and other experts are throwing their weight behind both George W. Bush and John Kerry. Yes, we're ... (Full article: 794 words)