This commentary documents how federal funding agencies are changing the criteria by which they distribute taxpayer money intended for scientific research. In...| Frontiers
AFA Calls for An End to Required Diversity Statements| Academic Freedom Alliance
Merit is a central pillar of liberal epistemology, humanism, and democracy. The scientific enterprise, built on merit, has proven effective in generating scientific and technological advances, reducing suffering, narrowing social gaps, and improving the quality of life globally. This perspective documents the ongoing attempts to undermine the core principles of liberal epistemology and to replace merit with non-scientific, politically motivated criteria. We explain the philosophical origins o...| JAMS