Trust in institutions has fallen because the institutions have been repeatedly and spectacularly wrong.

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  Even flawed scientistic rigor in policy analysis is preferable to none, since its absence would open the field to irresponsible, ideological policy advice.

  Cowen argues that even flawed scientistic rigour in policy analysis beats none, because its absence hands the field to ideological advice. Cochrane says institutions have been so repeatedly and spectacularly wrong that losing trust in them is the reasonable response. One is defending the practice against its failures; the other is counting the failures.

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