Originally published on July 6, 2020
From Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:听
The Trump administration has turned the gap between science and policy into a chasm. As Congress and the next administration consider reforms in the wake of COVID-19, rebuilding the federal government鈥檚 scientific expertise and integrity must be at the top of the agenda. Bridging the gap between science and policy will be necessary to prevent the next pandemic from becoming a public health catastrophe like COVID-19
鈥擲askia Popescu and Gregory D. Koblentz
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From the Hill:听
Public trust is hard to achieve but easy to lose, especially now in our 24/7 digital disinformation age. Public perceptions of political听ambition and financial self-interest have long undercut efforts to achieve Dr. [Martin Luther] King鈥檚 dream. However unfair, if elected, Joe Biden will inherit it all. Given this reality, we believe the one-term pledge offers the best hope to address those perceptions.
鈥擬ark J. Rozell and Paul Goldman
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From the Hill:
The authors said that the shutdown was costing more than $1 trillion a month, and would kill 7,200 of us each month from the economic effects alone. But as we examined their assumptions, the model collapsed like a house of cards.
鈥擩eremey Mayer and epidemiologist Tracy Mayne
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From the Atlantic Council:
And it came as part of Putin鈥檚 multi-year campaign to justify what many regard as Moscow鈥檚 most notorious foreign-policy action ever: the signing of the Nazi-Soviet pact in 1939, which divided most of Eastern Europe into German and Soviet spheres of influence. Predictably, though, in purporting to set the record straight, Putin pins the blame for this agreement on the West and distorts the historical record.
鈥擬ark N. Katz
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From the Hill:
Trump plows belligerently ahead, playing to his base, unaware or unconcerned at how significantly American attitudes on treatment of black people have changed.
鈥擬ark J. Rozell
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From Inside Higher Ed:
But the size of the industry isn鈥檛 the only reason that colleges are feeling the pressure to reopen in the fall. One of the not-so-openly-discussed motivations may be the nearly听$250听billion听of debt these institutions have amassed in recent years.
鈥擩im Finkelstein