Wednesday, March 01, 2006

White House Spin Reaches Science Research

Peter N. Spotts writes n CSMonitor.com:

Political interference with science is nothing new, of course. But the flash points have become more intense of late.

Some analysts say these cases fit a larger pattern under President Bush: The administration sets a policy direction, cherry-picks available results to fit that policy, and suppresses discussion of results that don't fit. While past administrations have done the same, critics say the Bush team has raised it to an art form.

More here.

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home