Monthly Archives: March 2025

The last few blogs explored some of the steps that the new Trump administration is taking against the roles of government that many of us cherish. My emphasis in these blogs was on academic institutions, but I went well beyond … Continue reading →

Below are two cherry-picked opinions on President Trump’s attitude toward academia and academic research, one from the NYT and the other from Forbes: Michelle Goldberg in the NYT: (Opinion | Trump Wants to Destroy All Academia, Not Just the Woke … Continue reading →

Last week’s blog and its figures emphasized three main issues related to university research: The US trails other countries in government funding for university research (The US ranks 28th; the top 10 are all developed countries with GDPs much smaller … Continue reading →