I was in an on-line meeting today with some fellow scientists. The topic got around to the future of science research in the United States.
One person on the call was pessimistic. He pointed out that our current government is extremely anti-science.
I replied that by early 2027, the mid-terms will have changed everything. Especially given that our current administration seems to be doing everything it can to hand over the coming congressional elections to the Democrats.
He then said “You are assuming that there will be mid-term elections.”
At that point somebody else on the call said “If there end up being no mid-term elections, we will have much bigger things to worry about in the U.S. than the state of science.”
“Other than that,” I added, summing up the general mood, “how did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln?”