#politicization-of-science

#politicization-of-science

Donald Trump isn't going to be president forever, much as he would like to declare himself immortal. At some point, his unpopularity will catch up with him. It may be in the next midterms, as Democrats are increasingly dreaming about recapturing both houses of Congress. It could be in the run-up to the 2028 election, when Trump will have to contend with his lame duck status, even if he tries to run again as an 82-year-old.

One morning Chris Gloninger opened his emails to find a message from a viewer asking for his home address, saying they wanted to give him a welcome he would remember. "My heart raced and I felt paralyzed," remembers Gloninger, who at the time was presenting the weather on a TV station in Des Moines, in the midwestern US state of Iowa.

Celine Gounder warned about a war on science, indicated by recent decisions that empower vaccine sceptics to implement mass firings and cancel important health meetings.