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The Trump administration is dismantling one of America's greatest strategic assets: its scientific workforce

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/the-trump-administration-is-dismantling

Published: August 11, 2026 13:11

By Jenna Norton and Max Stier

Nine lessons from Bethesda Declaration organizers on how to rescue US science

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/nine-lessons-from-bethesda-declaration

Published: July 30, 2026 02:31

This essay was originally published in the Dartmouth Journal of Healthcare Delivery Science, based on a presentation given at Dartmouth’s Moral Courage in an Uncertain Time: The Legacy of C.

Presidential control of funding is less, not more, accountable to the public

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/presidential-control-of-funding-is

Published: July 12, 2026 23:27

A comment on the OMB funding proposed rule from Mark Histed and Natalie Aviles

The “Cure” for This Administration’s Scientific Priorities: Defend Responsible, Ethical Research and Respect Academic Freedom

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/the-cure-for-this-administrations

Published: April 7, 2026 20:25

By Jennifer Troyer, Jenna Norton and Alice Popejoy (all opinions our own)

NIH, NOFOs, and the scientific community

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/nih-nofos-and-the-scientific-community

Published: March 19, 2026 11:03

Transparency is good, and so is democratic decision-making

We will never get more than what we celebrate

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/we-will-never-get-more-than-what

Published: February 5, 2026 19:15

Why allowing the Trump administration to reset our expectations will harm US science

Demanding a Homeland Security bill that reins in lawlessness is the best path for science–even if it stalls NIH funding

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/demanding-a-homeland-security-bill

Published: January 29, 2026 18:55

The Senate voted today on a final funding package that included both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), among many other agencies and institutions.

Martin Luther King Jr on equality and the status quo

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/martin-luther-king-jr-on-equality

Published: January 20, 2026 02:36

From status quo bias, to ‘popularism’ and picking big fights, MLK Jr in Letter From a Birmingham Jail has lessons about politics and society in the Trump era.

Statement from the Civil Servants Coalition on the State-Sanctioned Murder of Renee Good

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/statement-from-the-civil-servants

Published: January 9, 2026 21:25

A guest post from a broad and informal coalition of civil servants concerned about how the current administration is harming Americans

Reading the Tea Leaves on NIH Institute Director Searches

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/reading-the-tea-leaves-on-nih-institute

Published: December 27, 2025 21:14

Which Fringe Scientists Might be Considered for Leadership Positions?

Saying bad ideas are bad isn't censorship

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/saying-bad-ideas-are-bad-isnt-censorship

Published: December 24, 2025 17:34

The core goal is a free and fair public debate, and billionaires promoting their favored speech tilts the free marketplace of ideas.

Demand that NIH Maintain the Scientific Credibility of its Institute Directors

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/demand-that-nih-maintain-the-scientific

Published: December 6, 2025 12:31

The institute directors at NIH are top scientific leaders who in principle can redirect grant money as they please. The Trump NIH must not install new directors without a real hiring process.

The mass firings have been lawless: now and all year

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/the-mass-firings-have-been-lawless

Published: October 29, 2025 11:21

The first step in stopping a lawless Supreme Court is being clear about what it’s doing

"The Constitution is being shredded. Congress must stop it." Mark Histed speech

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/the-constitution-is-being-shredded

Published: October 16, 2025 11:05

…for the Civil Servants Coalition, Mon Sep 29 at the Capitol.

"Civil service protections... are democracy’s immune system." Kimberly Konkel speech

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/civil-service-protections-are-democracys

Published: October 8, 2025 11:03

…for the Civil Servants Coalition, Mon Sep 29 at the Capitol.

I am a federal worker. I choose democracy, healthcare, and the rule of law. Charlotte Slaiman speech

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/i-am-a-federal-worker-i-choose-democracy

Published: October 3, 2025 11:19

…for the Civil Servants Coalition, Mon Sep 29 at the Capitol.

"Nearly impossible for NIH staff to do our jobs": Jenna Norton's speech for the Civil Servants Coalition

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/nearly-impossible-for-nih-staff-to

Published: October 2, 2025 15:40

At the Capitol, Monday 9/29

Statement: The lawless Supreme Court just took away Congress' most fundamental Constitutional power

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/the-lawless-supreme-court-just-took

Published: September 27, 2025 20:31

A statement from SAFA on Friday night's shadow docket order allowing 'pocket rescission'

Frequently Asked Questions: Civil Servants’ Declaration

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/frequently-asked-questions-civil

Published: September 18, 2025 16:05

Demanding an End to Executive Overreach

This Is Not Normal: Insist on a Fighting CR, Accept a Shutdown

https://scienceandfreedomalliance.substack.com/p/this-is-not-normal-insist-on-a-fighting

Published: September 8, 2025 11:03

Trump's fascist takeover of the country is not normal, and Congressional Democrats should act like it is not.