Scientists Attack the Federal Budget With the Politics of Calculated Panic

Whenever politicians threaten to reduce the federal budget for research and development, leaders of scientific associations and other prominent scientists -- especially those in academe -- predict an imminent scientific doomsday and other national misfortunes. We're accustomed to entrepreneurs, politicians, and others who, wanting to get ahead in our competitive society, resort to the hard sell and stretch the truth.

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