This Is a Shame
When Dr. Glenn Reynolds, distinguished professor of law at the University of Tennessee, doesn't trust NOAA, it is really saying something. He is a mainstream conservative and is not particularly interested in weather. But NOAA's increasing legacy of failure and left-wing activism has now seeped into the mainstream -- which is a serious issue for the United States. Even its own recent (politically progressive) retirees understand the problem . As of the past five years, American no longer feeds itself. Business increasingly requires high-quality forecasts and storm warnings. NOAA, in its current state, is no longer up to the challenge. The U.S. needs a scientific organization of this nature that must be apolitical and absolutely top-notch in quality. Congress should reorganize the weather services of this nation along the lines of the old ESSA (predecessor to NOAA) and turn it into a stand-alone unit of government with sufficient resou...
