# The Slow Dismantling of American Science (and What We Can Do about It)

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-slow-dismantling-of-american-science-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/
- Published: 2026-04-12T09:45:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: The Stand up for Science Protests – March 7, 2025. Photo credit: Geoff Livingston via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Mark H. Histid. Union of Concerned Scientists: The Equation – April 9, 2026. Article was originally published on Can We Still Govern? I recently attended a conference in which a Bosnian politician, Sabina Ćudić, described a problem she faces that also affects scientists. She said, “I think [many professionals] are… somewhat embarrassed that they’re in politics. And there is this kind of distance: I could be somewhere else, doing something smarter, I could be paid better. There is almost a resentment towards politics.” […] Click here to view original web page at www.blog.ucs.org