Democrat Scientists Enter Politics In Check Against Trumplandia's Anti-Intellectualism
/Democrat Scientists Enter Politics In Check Against Trumplandia's Anti-Intellectualism
Activism has a new style, writes Politico. The lab-coat liberals are marching on Washington.
Aghast at Trump's hostility to science in almost every form from climate science to the health benefits of exercise, Democrats and Independents are looking into a black hole of disinformation, as Trump's alt-right Republicans take Washington, accompanied by educated Democrats who know better.
Researchers traditionally avoided wading into politics, preferring not to rock their funding boats from one political administration to another. Now, as winds of anti-intellectualism sweep America, they are testing whether a significant number in their ranks can win elective office, with the goal of keep science and innovation alive in America.
