Indeed, if you are seeking to preserve a world view, it actually helps to gut science. Trump’s budget, like the social forces behind it, is powered by a perverse desire – to remain ignorant. Donald Trump did not invent this desire. He was just the ultimate expression.
Michael Lewis – The Fifth Risk
The Fifth Risk is a book about how the federal government does all sorts of things people take for granted. They make sure our food is safe. They make sure nuclear waste does not end up in the ground water or our rivers. They make sure airplanes do not crash into each other. The list is long and Michael Lewis illuminates just a few stories. It is a fun fast read and the type is large. With the cutting of the federal workforce it will be only time before the American public gets pissed off.
UPDATED: 3/5/25