Many scientists have said that government funding of research sometimes has strings attached that stifle the spirit of independent inquiry. Unaware of a viable alternative, however, they assume that without government funding, science will receive no funding at all.
Government and Science
A Dangerous Liaison?
By William N. Butos, Thomas J. McQuade
This article
appeared in
the Fall 2006 issue of The Independent Review.
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