Commentary
Ronald Reagan once quipped that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” He might have spared some thought on the terrors inflicted by those who presume to advise government. We rightly blame elected officials for poor judgment. We should also blame the think-tanks that specialize in making bad ideas sound smart.
This blunt caution is occasioned by the recent release of Government Science and Innovation in the New Normal (GSINN) by the Ottawa-based Institute on Governance, a report that argues that the relationship between science and society is due for an overhaul….