Political Manipulation of Science

The politicization of science as a discipline is sort of a pet peeve of mine, as readers of my earlier posts regarding Science as Dogma know pretty well. The past few weeks this issue has continued to rear its ugly head as various groups of scientists have fought to raise awareness of Bush Administration of reports on everything from global warming to acceptable arsenic levels.

This time the Union of Concerned Scientists is arguing that the continued politicization of science is hurting America's standing around the world, and that we run the risk of hurting ourselves in the long-term in the same fashion as Stalin's Soviet Union.