Politics and Science in the Bush Administration
From RationalWiki
"Politics and Science in the Bush Adminstration" is a report by the Committee on Government Reform about how the Bush Administration has "suppressed, distorted, or obstructed science to suit political and ideological goals."[1]
Topics that the adminstriation has distorted include (from the table of contents):
- Abstinence-only education
- Agricultural pollution
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- Breast cancer
- Condoms
- Drinking water
- Education policy
- Environmental health
- Global warming
- HIV/AIDS
- Lead poisoning
- Missile defense
- Oil and gas
- Prescription drug advertising
- Reproductive health
- Stem cells
- Substance abuse
- Wetlands
- Workplace safety
The report states, "Today, President George W. Bush’s Administration has skewed this impartial perspective [of science], generating unprecedented criticism from the scientific community and even from prominent Republicans who once led federal agencies."
See also the politicization of science article.
