"One thing that actually propelled actual US greatness after World War II was tying large scientific investments to a non-partisan, merit-based process. But that is not the way of Trump, who wants to extend tools of control and retribution over science."
Trump is wrecking everything. Illuminating:
Greg Sargent
A proposed Trump policy would put Russ Vought in charge of American science. Its an example of the slow creep of politicization into processes that both parties traditionally understood as needing nonpartisan and expert guidance.
What can you do about it? 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-creep-...
A new assault on science highlights a broader pattern
