How the War on Science Is Really Fought [View all]

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This week’s march claims to be non-political, but the reality is that the war against science is being fought by the Republican Party in ways you don’t see.

04.22.1712:02 AM ET
Jay Michaelson

The March for Science has emphasized throughout that it is non-partisan (in part, no doubt, to protect the government employees and scientists who are participating). “Yes, this is a protest, but it’s not a political protest,” one of the lead organizers has said.

But the reality is that a million people would not be marching were it not for the Trump administration’s war on science, and that it’s the Republican Party that, for decades, has attacked the scientific method from economic or religious perspectives. What, beyond the incendiary rhetoric, does the “war on science” really mean? Here are three of its fronts.

1. Disregarding Science

The first, and most obvious, of the Trump administration’s anti-science efforts has been to disregard science itself—both in terms of its conclusions and its methods.

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