[mangecoeur]

Hardly surprising that an administration that built its brand on “post truth” has no interest in the good functioning of academic research

[yodsanklai]

Generally speaking, conservatives are ambivalent on the topic of education and research. Why they may benefit from uneducated voters, they understand the value of qualified labour for their businesses.

[_heimdall]

Do you actually mean conservatives here, or Republicans?

I ask because the parties have functionally flipped at the moment. Democrats are doing whatever they can to keep what was already in place (i.e. "conserve") while Republicans are on a bit of a war path trying to change everything (i.e. "progress").

[yongjik]

Maybe traditional conservatives, but they're functionally extinct now, and the only time Trump supporters are "pro-education" is when they can rage about how DEI is ruining education. At least, from what I've seen so far.