Who is this author and as the lay public, can we trust the authoritative tone she takes? Basic clicking around shows she's a journalist, not a scientist, and h

Who is this author and as the lay public, can we trust the authoritative tone she takes? Basic clicking around shows she's a journalist, not a scientist, and has written articles e.g., highlighting the medical struggles of Jordan Peterson with statements about him like: > His stern ethos of self-help and bootstrapping has made him a darling of the so-called intellectual dark web, and a gateway drug for countless budding right-wingers who have stumbled upon one of his lectures on YouTube. (https://newrepublic.com/article/156829/happened-jordan-peterson https://newrepublic.com/article/156829/happened-jordan-peter...) It seems too much of a coincidence that another member of "the so-called intellectual dark web" is perhaps the most recognizable proponent of the Lab Leak Theory. She also writes for The Nation, which is unapologetically leaning pretty hard to the left. In other words, I question both her motives and authority.