Science and Society

Renewing the social contract for science

Articles

Who Should Decide How to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Scientific Research?

By M. Anthony Mills

Issues in Science and Technology

July 17, 2026

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The New Republic of Science

By Roger Pielke Jr.

The Honest Broker

June 11, 2026

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The University Problem

By Roger Pielke Jr.

The Honest Broker

April 13, 2026

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Social Sciences and the NSF

By Joshua Katz

AEIdeas

April 8, 2026

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In COVID’s Wake

By Greg Rienzi
JHU HUB
January 5, 2026

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The Culture War Comes For Science

By M. Anthony Mills
Commonweal
December 22, 2025

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Climate Politics as Manichean Paranoia

By Roger Pielke Jr.

The Honest Broker

October 1, 2025

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The New NIH Director Has His Work Cut Out for Him

By M. Anthony Mills

The New Atlantis

Summer 2025

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The Strange New Politics of Science

By M. Anthony Mills

Issues

Spring 2025

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The Deeper Question Raised by the NIH Grant Overhaul

By Yuval Levin

The New Atlantis

Spring 2025

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The Roots of Public Mistrust: Science, Policy, and Academic Integrity

By Roger Pielke Jr.

Sapir

November 2024

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The Ruthless Politicization of Science Funding

By Robert George & Anna Krylov

The Chronicle of Higher Education

July 25, 2024

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PODCASTS AND CONVERSATIONS

Toward a New Golden Age of Science

A Conversation with Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

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The War on Science: A Book Event with Lawrence M. Krauss

AEI Event featuring Tony Mills, Joshua Katz, Sally Satel, and Carole Hoovan

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Tony Mills: In Support of Science Policy

Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis

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Should the Government Fund Basic Research?

Soho Forum Debate featuring Tony Mills and Terence Kealey

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AEI CONFERENCES

With American Enterprise Institute | Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

November 6, 2025

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