> “Why is there almost no field of study which isn't tainted by the politics of left vs. right?”
You lost me there. What did you mean when you included this statement here? Are you saying this particular incident is tainted by politics? I discerned nothing political in Wansink's papers, the feedback they received, Wansink's responses, or Andrew Gelman's reaction pieces. Did I miss something?
I ask this because the rest of your comment became about politics vs ___, which didn’t feel natural to follow when I didn’t understand why politics is relevant here.
You lost me there. What did you mean when you included this statement here? Are you saying this particular incident is tainted by politics? I discerned nothing political in Wansink's papers, the feedback they received, Wansink's responses, or Andrew Gelman's reaction pieces. Did I miss something?
I ask this because the rest of your comment became about politics vs ___, which didn’t feel natural to follow when I didn’t understand why politics is relevant here.