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Trust Must Be Earned. Power Must Be Limited.

Politicians finish at the bottom of the Ipsos Global Trustworthiness Index 2026. Yet we should ask a harder question than whether people trust them: How much power should anyone have when trust fails? Across 31 countries, an average of 58% rate doctors trustworthy, followed by scientists at 57% and teachers at 53%. Politicians receive just

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