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John Staddon writes for the Martin Center about American universities’ longstanding leadership in scientific research. Miguel Urquiola is professor and chair of the department of economics at Columbia University. His…
Richard Weinberg responds in a Martin Center column to concerns about the state of scientific research. As a neurobiologist working at a local university for more than 30 years, I…
Anthony Hennen of the Martin Center urges a reorientation in scientific research. In scientific research, new ideas have become harder to find. Innovation has fallen compared to 50 years ago.…
Baylen Linnekin writes for Reason.com about a new nugget of research in the fight against fat. I was heartened this week to learn about a University of Iowa study that’s…
Elizabeth Harrington of the Washington Free Beacon documents a dubious use of your tax dollars that might drive you to drink. The National Institutes of Health is spending over $300,000…
Henry Miller and Jeff Stier explain at National Review Online why Congress should exercise greater scrutiny of federal funding for scientific research. When Congress meddles in how federal agencies set…
Elizabeth Harrington of the Washington Free Beacon offers an amusing account of her recent trek to a high-dollar “science fair.” It was a strange feeling being notorious in a roomful…
Elizabeth Harrington‘s latest Washington Free Beacon report highlights another questionable case of federal government spending. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is spending over $200,000 to study how men drinking…
The federal government alleges that two scientists received $10 million in government contracts through fraud. Read the details here.
View in your browser. Weekly John Locke Foundation research division newsletter focusing on environmental issues. This newsletter highlights relevant analysis done by the JLF and other think tanks as well…
Wake Forest University?s most famous simians inspire the following commentary in the latest National Review: John Maynard Keynes famously wrote that any sort of spending ? even paying people to…
If you appreciared Rick Henderson?s coverage of the taxpayer money wasted on highway signs promoting federal stimulus spending ? and Michael Sanera?s blog post promoting an alternate version of those…