Trust in Science
The Strange New Politics of Science
The polarization of trust in science is a complex phenomenon shaped by—and increasingly also shaping—American political identities.
After sending the Winter 2026 edition to the printer, the Issues team is on our quarterly reading week. We will return January 6. In the meantime, below are some of our favorite essays, podcasts, and art that we published in 2025.

Trust in Science
The polarization of trust in science is a complex phenomenon shaped by—and increasingly also shaping—American political identities.

Gender-Affirming Care
The highly polarized debate over health care for transgender youth demonstrates why the pursuit of so-called scientific neutrality so often fails to bring about social consensus.
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Vol. XLII, No. 1, Fall 2025
A remarkable treatment for subdural hematomas involves, essentially, using superglue to repair the brain. The superglue procedure inspires the question of whether there exist analogous policy tools that could help fix systems that suffer from a lack of coordination: the health care bureaucracy, state and federal cannabis regulation, biosecurity, or artificial intelligence.
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