In an era where information flows as swiftly as the tides, the ability to discern truth from a manipulated narrative is not just a skill but a necessity.
Excellent essay, Justin. But I wonder if these agencies could really be "reformed" at this point. The culture is so rotten and the rot runs so deep, I'm skeptical. The purges that would have to take place would be massive and unprecedented.
I say it would probably be better to just abolish these agencies. That would improve public health more than anything. And science doesn't require some government bureaucrats supervising it and funding all of it. Ike warned us of the danger of government capturing science 60 years ago. Everything he warned citizens could happen ... has happened.
Yep. These agencies have become weaponized, and you know what The Bad Cat said: “That which was once weaponized is not easily beaten back into ploughshares.”
Excellent essay, Justin. But I wonder if these agencies could really be "reformed" at this point. The culture is so rotten and the rot runs so deep, I'm skeptical. The purges that would have to take place would be massive and unprecedented.
I say it would probably be better to just abolish these agencies. That would improve public health more than anything. And science doesn't require some government bureaucrats supervising it and funding all of it. Ike warned us of the danger of government capturing science 60 years ago. Everything he warned citizens could happen ... has happened.
Yep. These agencies have become weaponized, and you know what The Bad Cat said: “That which was once weaponized is not easily beaten back into ploughshares.”
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