Speaking of Asimov, "The Dead Past" explores government controlled research, which the article proposed as one defense against black-ball ideas. Without spoili

Speaking of Asimov, "The Dead Past" explores government controlled research, which the article proposed as one defense against black-ball ideas. Without spoiling too much, the story revolves around suspected government suppression of a time-viewing device. The story's pretty easy to find online; the link below lists books it appears in. http://www.asimovreviews.net/Stories/Story046.html http://www.asimovreviews.net/Stories/Story046.html