Being a Science Critic When Science Is Imperiled — John Horgan (The Science Writer)

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HOBOKEN, APRIL 15, 2025. I don’t march for science . That’s like waving a flag and yelling, “Yay U.S.A.!” Science is a big, powerful institution, and it doesn’t need cheerleaders any more than the U.S.A. does. So I’ve always thought. But now that the U.S.A. is attacking science, I’m reconsiderin