Science is under attack again. A return of the Know-Nothings.There was a time, not long ago, in this country where the support for science was non-partisan. While one of the major parties has become captive to those who are anti-science, there are people across the political spectrum, who because of the general lack of scientific knowledge and latching onto conspiracy theories, have taken positions that are unsupportable by evidence.
In an important
article Michael Hiltzik writes in the LA Times about how promoting ignorance is destroying society.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi... Viva La Evolution!
Published on March 09, 2014 19:28