Wisdom Lost in Information

How were the election polls and experts so wrong for the second election in a row? The analysts and pundits predicting a “blue wave” or “Democratic tsunami” were wildly wrong. Even conservative commentators like David Brooks predicted a big Biden victory (“This election won’t be close”), though after the election he admirably owned his error (“Pretty massive failure”). How were professional political pundits so off? Why did no one foresee the scenario that appears to be unfolding, where Biden ek...