The Rise and Fall of Federal Science: From Jefferson’s Republic of Knowledge to Trump’s War on Science

Over more than two centuries, the United States built a partnership between government and science that helped make the nation a world leader in discovery. The Rise and Fall of Federal Science tells how that system was built—and how, in just 18 months, its survival has been jeopardized.

The New York Times: “An Assault on Federal Science” (October 18, 2026).