Purring politics ahead if science workwd so well in the former Soviet Union www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Completely agree that we the nominee for NSF Director should appear at an open hearing so we can learn more about him.
It's not the universities that are indoctrinating students it is the Iowa legislature A Flagship’s Civics Center Saw Low Enrollment. Now Students Will Be Required to Take Classes There.
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RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
@mattsclancy.bsky.social as usual offers useful insights about the fate of social science funding at NSF
Social science at the NSF
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United States Representative Jamie Raskin is the ranking member of the House Committee on the Judiciary. Here, Representative Raskin shares how Thomas Paine’s Common Sense defined the stakes of the American revolution. #WeAreAmerica250
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The Office of Management and Budget published long-expected proposed rules for how federal agencies must carry out Trump’s order to put “senior appointees” in charge of deciding who gets funded. The p...
Dear news media,
Do not give the Trump regime credit for opening the Strait of Hormuz, if it happens. I know it's hard to remember things that happened less than 3 months ago, but Trump's illegal war closed the strait in the first place.
Sincerely,
Mark
The Sloan Foundation is searching for a new Director of its Economics Program. At a critical time when federal research funding is limited, this is a critical position. Please circulate this opportunity to shape and support economics and economists widely! sloan.org/about/careers
#WhySocialScience? Because It Helps Us Understand (and Change) Our Society - New post from @jlrosenbloom.bsky.social of Iowa State University ➡️ www.whysocialscience.com/blog/2026/5/...