"Science is done by people, and therefore politics and science are inseparable...Experts cannot withdraw from a public arena increasingly controlled by opportunistic demagogues who seek to discredit empiricism and rationality" cen.acs.org/policy/Edito...

Editorial: <i>Scientific American</i> has every right to endorse a presidential candidate

Suggesting otherwise diminishes the role of science to inform policy and our values

s the Scientific American editorial makes clear at the outset, the key point is that Harris is committed to rationality and evidence while Trump isn’t. Trump basically makes science disposable. The question is why any scientific publication would not back Harris.