The FDA should condition any vaccine approval on open trial data December 4, 2020
With only 60 percent of Americans reporting that they’re willing to take a coronavirus vaccine, it’s not enough for the government to…
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President Trump and the Middle East
The following piece reflects the opinions of Dr. Paul J. Sullivan and does not reflect the views of the Federation of American Scientists. I approach this article with some degree of uncertainty and trepidation. The uncertainty is due to the public vagueness about what president-elect Donald Trump’s policies towards the Middle…
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We Knew the World Would Not be the Same
On July 16, 1945, the United States tested the world’s first nuclear device in the desert of Alamogordo, New Mexico, ushering in the Atomic Age. Development and production of the atomic bomb began during World War II because of…
Read moreLet evidence, not talk radio, determine whether the outbreak started in a lab May 15, 2020
The president and his secretary of state made a startling claim last week: that there is enough evidence to suggest with a high degree of confidence that the Wuhan Institute…
Read moreCongress Needs More Scientific Expertise to Fight COVID-19 April 6, 2020
As lawmakers in the United States turn their focus to fighting the scourge of COVID-19, they will need to come up to speed quickly on the science behind the virus…
Read moreCouncil of science advisers for US lawmakers — as well as presidents March 24, 2020
The US President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is composed of accomplished individuals from academia and industry who volunteer to help the president. Cabinet secretaries and other federal…
Read moreHow the U.S. Must Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic March 18, 2020
The New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (“New Voices”) project was established by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide diverse perspectives on emerging…
Read moreFrom the bench to the beltway—a scientist’s journey to public policy February 1, 2020
My path from bench science to public policy was set in the spring of 2003 when the United States invaded Iraq. At the time, I was a graduate student in…
Read moreFarmers could teach scientists a trick or two for lobbying February 5, 2019
As a senior adviser in the US Senate for the past decade, I find that scientists should be stronger advocates for science. They could learn from farmers, who last December…
Read morePresident Trump and the Middle East December 21, 2016
The following piece reflects the opinions of Dr. Paul J. Sullivan and does not reflect the views of the Federation of American Scientists. I approach this article with some degree of…
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