There’s no reason it has to be like that. We could change course one more time back to a stable and non-partisan science funding landscape and then stick with it if we choose to. Even some of the alarm in this article over the proposed funding cuts isn’t set in stone, the presidential budget request from last year aimed to cut NSF by a similar amount and Congress didn’t go for it
Only to be reversed by the next MAGA politician when the administration from the “other team” fails to immediately address the economic impact of decisions made in 2025.
We vote on vibes and popularity now, not qualifications.
