{"slug": "the-cultural-war-is-a-civil-war", "title": "The Cultural War is a Civil War", "summary": "Kevin Bryan criticizes the politicization of science policy, arguing that cutting DEI-driven programs harms fundamental research and that culture war tactics will damage American institutions when future administrations inherit the same tools.", "body_md": "# The Cultural War is a Civil War\n\n[Kevin Bryan riffs](https://x.com/Afinetheorem/status/2065086091070157088?s=20) on on my post[ The Nationalization of American Science.](https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/06/the-nationalization-of-american-science.html) He is rightfully incensed:\n\nAT is right this is a red tape-filled science policy of “losers”. If you think “cut funds from DEI-driven professors in the small departments no one cares about” is more important than “make sure the world’s strongest fundamental science continues”, you’re an idiot.\n\nAnd yes, this is also the policy of “right-wing JD-brain” folks. They haven’t worked in a lab. They don’t know how we got AI, and recent cancer breakthroughs, and on and on. It’s all culture war, all the time – just the right-wing equivalent of the worst left-wing habits.\n\nOne last thing: I *hate* the term “administration priorities” or “President’s priorities”. Totally Unamerican! The President *executes* the law created by Congress, who represent the people, and who see turnover every two years. Period. “Oh, but Democrats do this too!” Grow up!\n\nOwning the libs may feel good today but please look just one move ahead in the game tree. When AOC controls the executive branch, she will inherit every tool Trump normalized. Look a few moves further and see the damage to American institutions.\n\nThe culture war is a civil war. If we don’t end it, American science will be collateral damage.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-cultural-war-is-a-civil-war", "canonical_source": "https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/06/the-cultural-war-is-a-civil-war.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cultural-war-is-a-civil-war", "published_at": "2026-06-14 11:18:35+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-14 11:41:33.673575+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-research", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Kevin Bryan", "Marginal Revolution", "AOC", "Trump"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-cultural-war-is-a-civil-war", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-cultural-war-is-a-civil-war.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-cultural-war-is-a-civil-war.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-cultural-war-is-a-civil-war.jsonld"}}