Even in the sciences. Five years ago, Congress failed in an attempt to exercise power that it had long-before ceded to the executive branch. The Congressman who led the way, however, used a seriously flawed argument for his case: Toomey argued that these studies [on sexual behavior, etc]were “much less worthy of taxpayer funding” than research on “devastating diseases” The right argument is: It is impossible for the state to evaluate what is worthwhile science, especially when it will be paid for with stolen money. The original research article includes this telling statement: [I]n general, [researchers] preferred to submit an … Continue reading Duh! Federal Funding Leads to Political Conformity