Is science more trusted by the political left or the right? There will clearly be scientists in both camps, but I do wonder if confidence in what scientist do is related to political leaning.
I think is is widely agreed that those who dispute that climate change is taking place are more likely to be on the right (conservative) side than on the left (liberal) side.
Can climate science be rendered conservative-friendly? | Grist
and there is this from The Scientific American:
Conservatives Lose Faith in Science over Last 40 Years: Scientific American
These suggest that the right wing/conservative/republican attitude is sceptical about science. However, it could be argued that the economic consequences of the global warming scenario, for example, are enormous and that only economically responsible right wing politicians should be listened to. Much of what is written will be propaganda - politics can't survive without it - but does anyone have any objective views on whether there is a relationship between science and politics?
Does anyone have any views on the matter?