Editorial: It's time to step up and have your say for science ^60.9%

Ars Technica - By John Timmer - 7/2/2026, 10:00 AM

Negativity Bias 41.5% - Appeal to Emotion 22.3% - Appeal to Authority 20.8%

Near the end of May, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposed a new rule that would govern how the federal government handles the grants it issues, including those that fund the vast majority of scientific research in the US. If formalized, the rule would make political priorities the prime determinant of what science gets... more