While we can all agree that any public institution can *massively* benefit from aggressive review, it is wrong to see DOGE as anything but a means of justifying absurd tax cuts. DOGE is to legitimate policy as professional wrestling is to legitimate sport: DOGE is a form of political theater. Every canceled contract is more money in Trump's and Musk's pockets. Greed begets greed. Our Russia policy now too is based on Trump's real estate interests.

Your attention to this topic is appreciated, Adam, but medical research for all of women's health has been an intentionally back-burner non-priority for all my life (I'll be 70 Wednesday). The less equal research on women's health seems intentional, and you only hear about men's health issues around male reproduction, like the endless TV advertising for erectile dysfunction and meds therefor, along with really infuriating, endless ads for Peyronie's Disease (crooked dick) or Viagra, Cialis, and…