The war against 'woke' could end US science as we know it

According to The Verge, the Office of Management and Budget is directing cuts to federal science research grants, motivated by efforts to eliminate what some call woke initiatives from government. Scientists warn this could damage American research leadership and innovation. As the article notes, defunding science doesn't win cultural debates—it simply hands research supremacy to other nations.

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