"better criticism of poor science reporting in the media," This makes me think of another pet peeve of mine: where are the skeptics? The Skeptic movement almo

"better criticism of poor science reporting in the media," This makes me think of another pet peeve of mine: where are the skeptics? The Skeptic movement almost exclusively goes after marginal outsiders: fringe archaeologists, ancient aliens people, UFO cultists, extreme new agers, creationists, faith healers, etc. Yet for every person who has spent a $10 on a bogus homeopathic cure there are a few dozen people who have spent hundreds of dollars on a bogus pharmaceutical promoted by a multi-billion-dollar ad campaign. The vast majority of Skeptics (capital S) strike me as basically just establishmentarians. They're not really skeptics in the philosophical sense-- their skepticism is strictly reserved for certain fashionable-to-criticize outsider positions. I don't see them as real advocates for science, more like a cult of people who like to shoot fish in barrels to prove what great marksmen they are. On top of that, many Skeptics are dicks about it. This further puts people off science, making them think that science consists of a bunch of arrogant eggheads constantly congratulating themselves on how superior they are. It makes science look like another fundie cult.