Topic: Trust Survey

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, surveys indicate that while global elites trust each other more, public trust in those same elites has plummeted. An anecdote regarding Jacob Rothschild being confronted on the street illustrates the perceived disconnect between the billionaire class and the general public.

A study from the University of Oxford suggests that "smarter" people with higher vocabulary scores are more likely to trust the government and others. The hosts interpret this as a propaganda effort to convince "Obama bots" that their compliance with government narratives is a sign of superior intelligence.