The U.S. Should Invest In Science, Not War.

“The general public, and in particular elected officials, have failed to embrace the promise of cutting-edge science as a means to improve health and the economy.”

"...Somehow we found (or borrowed) $2 trillion dollars to spend on wars in far-off countries whose citizens don’t like us – a cost that will at least double before we’re done paying the bills. And some politicians this past week were demanding that we invest billions more in Iraq, money that we don’t have. It’s touching how concerned they are for the citizens of Iraq. Meanwhile, eight of the top 10 causes of death in the U.S. are diseases that we might cure through better research..." Read more