Science

In 2004, I would be appointed (once again) by President Bush to serve on a Commission to advise Congress and the White House on the future of NASA, which led to this report:

At no time was basic Science viewed as an expensive luxury in need of a chainsaw

Mis ovejas oyen mi voz, y yo las conozco, y me siguen, y yo les doy vida eterna; y no perecerán jamás, ni nadie me las arrebatará de mi mano.
(JUAN  10 : 27-28)

Yeah, take a look at most of the 'basic science' being conducted in many of our universities today and funded by taxpayers. 🙄

I understand the methodology has to allow for often-granular work, but the blank-check-all-science-is-important doctrine is not going to fly with us