The Trump administration can restore honest science

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February 28, 2025

The Trump administration can restore honest science

Trust in government and science is at an all-time low. Only about a third of adults trust the public health system, and barely half have a great deal of trust in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The scientific community is dealing with rampant fraud, with over 10,000 research papers being retracted in 2023 […]

Crushing Iran’s oil trade: The path to maximum pressure

“We are committed to bringing the Iranians to going back to the 100,000 barrels a day of oil exports,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Feb. 14. “If we get [Iran] back to Trump 1.0 levels, I think they will be in severe economic distress,” he added. While Bessent’s first statement may be too ambitious, his second […]

How RFK Jr. should address measles outbreak

Since the end of January, there has been a measles outbreak in West Texas and now New Mexico. This week, an unvaccinated child in Texas died of measles. According to news reports, the school-age child is from a largely Mennonite area of the state. Mennonites usually favor religious exemptions for vaccinations. While measles outbreaks are not new, […]

Nuclear power needs AI to thrive

America is coalescing around nuclear energy as a cornerstone of the nation’s future power strategy. From the Trump administration’s pro-nuclear policies to recent legislation earning broad bipartisan support, for the first time in decades, there’s a shared commitment to expanding nuclear capacity to meet growing energy demands and environmental goals. But if the U.S. is […]

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