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- Unscientific American – Science journalism surrenders to progressive ideology https://www.city-journal.org/article/unscientific-american 12 comments
- Trump questionnaire recalls dark history of ideology-driven science http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/trump-questionnaire-recalls-dark-history-of-10795201.php 12 comments science
- Hungary bans gender studies because it is 'an ideology not a science' https://www.foxnews.com/world/hungary-bans-gender-studies 395 comments worldnews
- Texas, where science and history have become ideological battlegrounds http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/01/texas-where-science-and-history-have-become-ideological-battlegrounds/ 25 comments politics
- Science: No ideology; No False Agenda http://informationparadox.blogspot.com/2008/01/science-no-ideology-no-false-agenda.html 27 comments science
- Hungary has ended funding for gender studies degrees at its universities, citing low enrollment and saying the field of study is an “ideology, not a science.” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-government-education/hungary-to-stop-financing-gender-studies-courses-pm-aide-iduskbn1kz1m0 14 comments worldnews
- Hungary's far-right Prime Minister bans gender studies at university because it is 'an ideology not a science' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6285345/hungarys-prime-minister-viktor-orban-bans-gender-studies-university.html 33 comments worldnews
- Hungary bans Gender Studies from State Run Universities because they are rooted in Marxist ideology, and not science https://www.pluralist.com/posts/1782-hungary-bans-gender-studies-from-universities/partners/44197 1714 comments europe
- 'Politics and religious ideology should not intrude into science' http://www.thehindu.com/news/specially-touched-says-venki/article7012241.ece?homepage=true 5 comments india
- Obama: "Under my administration, the days of science taking a back seat to ideology are over". Promises huge changes in science investment. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/politicalintelligence/2009/04/swine_flu_shows.html 497 comments science
- Obama: 'Rigid Ideology Has Overruled Sound Science' http://abcnews.go.com/politics/economy/story?id=6732327&page=1 8 comments science
- 'Ideology Trumping Science': Independent Advisory Board Says Trump EPA Is Ignoring Scientific Evidence as It Shreds Regulations https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/01/01/ideology-trumping-science-independent-advisory-board-says-trump-epa-ignoring 29 comments politics
- New Surgeon General promises science, not political ideology, drives his policies https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/28/new-surgeon-general-promises-science-not-political-ideology-drives-his-policies/798490001/ 7 comments politics
- New meta study confirms that rejection of climate science really is an ideological stance. http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/science/earth/article/2016/02/23/politics-not-evidence-lead-climate-change-denial 45 comments science
- East vs West: RSS may now reject Western science, but its ideology draws inspiration from the Western social sciences http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/east-vs-west/#sthash.30ltfqlc.dpuf 5 comments india
- Obama lends support to marijuana legalisation: 'We should follow the science not the ideology' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/obama-lends-support-to-marijuana-legalisation-we-should-follow-the-science-not-the-ideology-10189504.html 51 comments worldnews
- Conservatives Drink Bud, Liberals Drink Heineken? The new science of ideology now extends to consumer choices, demonstrating how unconscious our political viewpoints really are. http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/conservatives-drink-bud-liberals-drink-heineken 5 comments politics
- Mainstream (neoclassical) economics is “ideology in the service of the powerful”. Econ 101 is not teaching science but indoctrinating students in an ideology. https://www.themintmagazine.com/power-dont-mention-it 211 comments economy
- Libertarian ideology is the natural enemy of science | Whether the issue is climate change, healthcare or gun control, libertarians are on a permanent collision course with evidence http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/aug/29/libertarian-ideology-natural-enemy-science 15 comments politics
- The tea party's tantrum. "It is no coincidence that these same people deny the science behind climate change. When hard reality collides with their ideology, they ignore the reality." http://blog.nj.com/njv_editorial_page/2013/10/the_tea_partys_tantrum_editori.html 138 comments politics
- Science and fundamentalism often come in conflict, and Organic ideologies are no exception: "Urban myths of organic farming" Nature http://wwwdata.forestry.oregonstate.edu/orb/biotechclass/2004%20materials/7a-organic%20ag/trewavas-organicmyths-2001-nature-410409.pdf 21 comments science
- Mike Pence Put Ideology Before Science - And The People Of Indiana Suffered https://thinkprogress.org/mike-pence-public-health-406b5d08c7de#.lizw6dls5 41 comments politics
- Australian Federal Industry and Science Minister Ian Macfarlane tells mining industry there is "a war of ideology" between mining supporters and environmentalists. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-04/mining-war-bhp-minerals-mcfarlane/6521614 3 comments worldnews
- Why America’s Anti-Science and Anti-Intellectual Attitudes Doom It to Coronavirus "Pearl Harbor" | When people let their ideologies overrule reason, they are digging their own graves. https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/04/06/why-americas-anti-science-and-anti-intellectual-attitudes-doom-it-coronavirus-pearl 51 comments politics
- "Laypeople view social scientific inquiry as (partly) a guided pursuit of evidence in favor of scientists’ personal ideology." Science describing how things ARE is often interpreted as the scientist talking about how things SHOULD BE. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550618790230 30 comments science
- Creationism isn't just an ideology – it's a weapon of political control - "There’s no need to teach everyone else’s children a myth when there’s science to explain our origins – unless the goal is to make sure everyone grows up believing what they’re told, rather than what their eyes can see." http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/22/creationism-isnt-just-an-ideology-its-a-weapon-of-political-control 213 comments politics
- Obama signals support for medical marijuana bill; President says country should ‘follow the science as opposed to the ideology’ http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/19/obamamedical-marijuana-senate-bill-rand-paul?fd 9 comments worldnews
- Science denial isn't just about corporate interests, libertarian ideology plays a part in branding global climate change a liberal invention http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/03/13/the-economics-of-dubious-science-why-its-all-about-supply-and-demand/ 12 comments politics
- Global warming is swamping us: Bob Marshall. WARNING: This column contains science. It might considered inappropriate or offensive by certain members of our congressional delegation and others who call themselves conservative. Ideological discretion is advised. http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2013/01/global_warming_is_swamping_us.html 43 comments politics
- The Republican Party has become an insurgent outlier—ideologically extreme; scornful of compromise; unpersuaded by conventional understanding of facts, evidence, and science; and dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition. http://www.cagle.com/2012/06/why-i-gave-up-on-being-a-republican/ 113 comments politics
- The wide ideological divergence in public confidence in science poses a significant problem. Engagement in medical research is higher among liberals than among conservatives in the US. A substantial part of this ideological divide is due to conservative Americans’ lower confidence in science. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-82516-6 9 comments science
- In the US, the wide ideological divergence in public confidence in science poses a significant problem. Engagement in medical research is higher among liberals than among conservatives. A substantial part of this ideological divide is due to conservative Americans’ lower confidence in science. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-82516-6 27 comments science
- New evidence that paranoid ideation and distrust of government officials, science and media explains why conspiracy theories are more likely to be endorsed by individuals with right-wing ideologies. https://www.behaviorist.biz/oh-behave-a-blog/conspiracy-thinking 4 comments science
- Joined by parents with heart-rending stories, [Sen. Kirsten] Gillibrand presses for medical marijuana bill -- “These laws are ignorant of the health benefits of medical marijuana. It’s really a case of ideology getting in the way of medical science.” http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/joined-by-parents-with-heart-rending-stories-gillibrand-presses-for-medical-marijuana-bill-20150511 6 comments politics
- Obama signals support for medical marijuana bill backed by Rand Paul: ‘follow the science as opposed to the ideology’ and address drug abuse from public health standpoint, not just through incarceration http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/apr/19/obamamedical-marijuana-senate-bill-rand-paul 95 comments politics
- "The ideology which is boiling out of books of that kind gets sold as science, because the book’s supposed to be a scientific book, whereas the person is really acting as a guru or a prophet who should be judged on the merit of his prophecies." Sheila Heti interviews Mary Midgley http://bysheilaheti.blogspot.ca/2010/06/interview-with-mary-midgley.html 19 comments philosophy
- Michael Gerson: Americans’ aversion to science carries a high price - But perhaps the most difficult question is this: How can you make serious political decisions based on scientific likelihoods when politics thrives on the feeding of ideological certainties? http://washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-americans-aversion-to-science-carries-a-high-price/2014/05/12/7800318e-d9fe-11e3-bda1-9b46b2066796_story.html 9 comments politics
- Naomi Klein: How science is telling us all to revolt. "Our entire economic paradigm is a threat to ecological stability...ditching that cruel system in favor of something new is no longer a matter of mere ideological preference but rather one of species-wide existential necessity." http://www.newstatesman.com/2013/10/science-says-revolt 21 comments worldevents
- Obama Admin hires Scientific Integrity Officer to ensure primacy of objective science over ideology in policy-making. SIO raises questions about the removal of dams from a river, is promptly fired. "I was told that the secretary of interior wants to remove the dams, so my actions weren’t helpful." http://www.salon.com/2012/08/14/secrecy_creep/?miaou 7 comments politics
- Michelle Bachmann's anti-vaccine statements cross the political pseudoscience divide: "What Bachmann is peddling is pure pseudoscience...I shouldn't be in the least bit surprised, given how gullible she is when it comes to science in general and how much she allows ideology to trump science" http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2011/09/michelle_bachmanns_anti-vaccine_statement.php 18 comments politics