When a politician, on a subject implicating science - hard science, economic science, social science - says, ‘The debate is over,' you may be sure of two things. It's that the debate is raging and he's losing it. (George Will)

When a politician, on a subject implicating science - hard science, economic science, social science - says, ‘The debate is over,' you may be sure of two things. It's that the debate is raging and he's losing it.

George Will

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