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Article: Scientific Pretense vs. Democracy
- Article from:
- The American Spectator
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
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Arrogance and intolerance in the name of superior expertise are antithetical to popular governance and the requirements of honest argument. But that hasn't stopped them from becoming a central feature of our political life.
"We will restore science to its rightful place..."
-Barack Obama
UNPACKED, THIS SENTENCE MEANS: "Under my administration, Americans will have fewer choices about how they live, and fewer choices as voters because, rightfully, those choices should be made by officials who rule by the authority of science."
Thus our new president intends to accelerate a trend a half-century old in America but older and further advanced in the rest of the world. There is nothing new or ...