How Trump’s ‘fear factor’ is already improving American science
Trump’s ‘Fear Factor’ Even before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as health secretary on Thursday, the Trump administration started bludgeoning the U.S government’s health care infrastructure — including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health — with one shuddering impact after another. The resulting fear among employees could reshape the government as much as the actions themselves. HOWEVER…. The Last Health Drama the Government Solved Was Polio Since the eradication of polio, the narrative has taken a dramatic turn, with government-paid scientists turning into villains of a sci-fi dystopia. The federal government’s attempts to manage science and health have increasingly backfired, draining resources, fostering public distrust, and piling onto a national debt that now exceeds $40 trillion. Let’s take a satirical journey through the ways this debt has grown while our “heroes” in lab coats failed spectacularly. Polio: The Last V...