redstate.com By The Heartland Institute
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) were chartered in 1863 to advise the nation on scientific and technical matters. That mission, at least in principle, sounds admirable. However, institutions should be judged not by their founding charters, but by their present conduct. And by that standard, it is increasingly difficult to justify the continued existence of the NAS in its current form.
What was once conceived as an independent advisory body has drifted into something else entirely, an entity that now operates at the intersection of science, policy, and advocacy, while still benefiting from substantial taxpayer funding.
Consider the recent controversy surrounding the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, Fourth Edition. Produced in collaboration with the Federal Judiciary Center (FJC), the manual is intended to assist judges in navigating complex scientific issues. It explicitly states that it is meant to help judges “reach an informed and reasoned assessment” and is “not intended to instruct judges concerning what evidence should be admissible.”
That distinction is important. It is also increasingly difficult to take at face value…
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