Truth vs. the conservative movement

It isn ' t news, but the New York Times hasdone a retrospective summarizing the current Administration ' s war on science. Because of the paywall, you might want to go to thisDaily Kos diary that summarizes it, with some supplementary links.The story is that the administration has been systematically destroying the federal government ' s scientific resources, and purging scientific expertise and even generally known facts from the decision making process. To quote the Times story:In just three years, the Trump administration has diminished the role of science in federal policymaking while halting or disrupting research projects nationwide, marking a transformation of the federal government whose effects, experts said, could reverberate for years. Political appointees have shut down government studies, reduced the influence of scientists over regulatory decisions and in some cases pressured researchers not to speak publicly. The administration has particularly challenged scientific findings related to the environment and public health opposed by industries such as oil drilling and coal mining. It has also impeded research around human-caused climate change, which President Donald Trump has dismissed despite a global scientific consensus.I ' ve discussed some of this before, in this space. The reason this is happening is simple, as Stephen Colbert has explained: Reality has a well-known liberal bias. If we believe that ultrafine particle pollution kills people, that toxins in t...
Source: Stayin' Alive - Category: American Health Source Type: blogs