There’s a strong consensus among historians that Nixon’s concept of an imperial presidency bringing scientists to heel foreshadowed Trump’s approach and that of his administration. “There are many eerie similarities.”
New proposal quietly published last week would amount to ‘devastating blow’ for science, experts warn. This would allow the administration to block grants if they do not satisfy President Trump’s agenda or support what it calls “anti-American” values
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A new generation of scientists views politics differently. By attacking the basic settlement between scientists and the state, the US president has proved that experts can’t avoid these fights.
“The day of peace is dawning” — Eugene V. Debs
Ten years ago, astronomers made an epic discovery with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Cosmology hasn’t been the same since, and it might not stay that way much longer.
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