Some $328 million worth of research grants to institutions was canned amid a broader restructuring of the National Science Foundation. Disinformation research and empowerment of underprivileged people in STEM fields were prime targets.
NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan said last week that the science and engineering research agency would no longer “support research with the goal of combating ‘misinformation,’ ‘disinformation,’ and ‘malinformation’ that could be used to infringe on the constitutionally protected speech rights” of Americans.
While bashing in people’s doors for protected speech…
While bashing in people’s doors for protected speech…