Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education

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Defund Science, Distort Culture, Mock Education

January 23, 2026 at 1:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 116 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/01/23/defund-science-distort-culture-mock-education/

Anne Applebaum: “Maybe there’s a broader goal, too: to build distrust, and, ultimately, to reshape all Americans’ perceptions of reality. I know that sounds dramatic, but I spent many years writing about authoritarian regimes, and almost all of them try to undermine admired institutions, in order to radically alter the way people think.”