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Analysts say authoritarians and their students fear science in part because its feats — unlocking the universe, ending plagues, saving millions of lives — can form bonds of public trust that rival or exceed their own.
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Analysts say authoritarians fear science because its feats can rival their public trust.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/science/trump-science-autocrats.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20250831&instance_id=161632&nl=breaking-news®i_id=122976029&segment_id=204995&user_id=b25c5730c89e0c73f75709d8f1254337
Historians and experts compare President Trump's actions against science to tactics used by authoritarian regimes, citing budget cuts, intimidation, and the favoring of applied over basic research.
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