• Treasury Secretary and former Fed Chair Janet Yellen: Inflation is caused by people buying too much, especially barbecue grills. So George Foreman is to blame?
• Government figures show how much rat poop is allowed in food.
• HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra: Get a Covid booster every 2 months.

The question is not why people have less confidence in government authorities than formerly. The question is why they have any confidence at all.