In the Sway of the Narrative

by Alexsandar Markovic
American Thinker

Dwight Eisenhower’s 1961 Farewell Address has been considered visionary in its warning against a “military-industrial complex” that would lead us into numerous, endless wars to the benefit of a few at great cost to the many. Often overlooked, however, was his immediately following warning against a takeover of government and academia by a similarly self-interested few:

The prospect of domination of the nation’s scholars by federal employment, project allocations, and the power of money is ever present — and is gravely to be regarded. While holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become captive of a scientific-technological elite.

The above is an apt description of the state of education, research that’s scientific-in-name-only, and public policy in 2021 America.

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