Why MAGA hates science so much

Photo caption: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes remarks at an event announcing the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) Commission, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in the East Room of the White House. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian via Flickr. US government work. Commentary article by Kirk Swearingen. Salon – July 19, 2025. This article previously appeared in slightly different form at Medium.

Against all the evidence of horrific, devastating weather around us, climate change is still a “hoax.” A measles outbreak sparked by anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists now extends beyond Texas to 34 states. Republicans are doing all they can to shut down funding for medical research. Why does MAGA hate science? Shall we count the ways? Because scientific advances don’t discriminate between the “worthy” and those considered unworthy, and because some in the billionaire class think they deserve to live much longer than you do. […]

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