I remember reading Scientific American when I was in school and it still promulgated science rather than politics.
I can't help but wonder if they'll eventually be slapped by the market the way Consumer Reports was when they published article after article about "living on the edge" and the plight of "the poor," who with their limited budgets had to make decisions about whether to buy cigarettes for themselves or baby food for their children. (Cigs won as often as not.)
Droves of people cancelled their CR subscriptions since these articles were devoid of the (supposedly) impartial detailed reviews of various products people might buy.