Wyoming Gives Science Education the Cold Shoulder

I'm old enough to remember when the Republican Party stood for good science. And I've been paying attention over the years as that stance of the leaders of the party has not only eroded away, but actively reversed itself. I don't think it's too big a leap to associate that with the growth in power of the religious right when it comes to topics like evolution and with fossil fuel funding when it comes to climate change. The latest battleground for the GOP attack on science is Wyoming. While many ...