One of the few Obama appointments that has me particularly concerned is his selection of John Holdren to be his top science advisor. It’s all well and good that Obama has opted to name several well-respected scientists to his administration (such as Chu at Energy and Lubchenko at NOAA, among others), but in placing Holdren at the top, in what is effectively a cabinet-level position, I think that the Obama Administration does not understand, or is not concerned about the, the problem of science politicization. However bad the Bush Administration was in this regard, I have no confidence that Holdren will help the Obama Administration any better, for reasons I explain in this piece for NRO. Here’s an excerpt:
Many who decried the alleged politicization of science celebrated Obama