Yes, the current pushback is crude. Yes, real science is being damaged. Yes, the people doing it are often stupid or vindictive. Also yes, the academy helped cr

Yes, the current pushback is crude. Yes, real science is being damaged. Yes, the people doing it are often stupid or vindictive. Also yes, the academy helped create the conditions for this. Also yes, almost nobody inside the system had the courage to object when the incentives favored them.