> And allowing politicians to choose which scientific research is published is catastrophic. It invalidates everything published by government scientists becaus

> And allowing politicians to choose which scientific research is published is catastrophic. It invalidates everything published by government scientists because the political filter biases the published results -- intentionally. It would be better that the research not be done at all than that it be published only if it aligns with the political goals of elected officials. Indeed. There are already enough problems with publication bias -- adding further bias is not helpful.