Essay | Spring 2023
What Does “Scientific Progress” Mean, Anyway?
Three ways we think about science flourishing — or getting stuck
M. Anthony Mills
M. Anthony Mills is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a senior fellow at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy, and a scholar associate of the Society of Catholic Scientists. He was formerly the associate editor of The New Atlantis and the executive editor of Big Questions Online. He received a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame and writes on science and philosophy.
In The New Atlantis
Online Exclusive | January 25, 2022
January 25, 2022
Is This Still an Emergency?
As with 9/11, we cannot sustain crisis politics for years after a moment of unity passes.
Interview | Winter 2022
Science as Craftwork with Integrity
The study of expertise itself helps us get past a “magic” view of science — and strengthen it against populist critiques.
Essay | Summer 2021
Is It Time for a U.S. Department of Science?
Messy pluralism is actually what makes American research great.
Essay | Winter 2021
Online Exclusive | May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020
Squandering America’s Strength
How centralization created a single point of failure in our Covid-19 response
Essay | Winter 2020
The Science Before the War
How the technological feats of World War II grew out of curiosity-driven research
Reviving Expertise in a Populist Age
Wary of technocracy, a feckless Congress defers to executive bureaucrats.
Essay | Spring 2014
Other Publications
- “In Defense of Populism,” FirstThings.com, March 22, 2016
- “The Deliberator,” FirstThings.com, February 17, 2016
- "Science Is Neither ‘Settled’ Nor ‘Skeptical,’” Real Clear Science, October 28, 2015
- "Should Scientific Truth Be Subjected to a Vote?," Real Clear Science, September 29, 2015
- "The Real Legacy of Laudato Si," Real Clear Religion, June 19, 2015
- "2014: When Clicks Won Out Over Facts," Real Clear Markets, January 7, 2015
- "How to Confuse Pope Francis," Real Clear Religion, December 19, 2014
- “Please, No Google in the Gallery,” City Journal, November 28, 2014
- "The Pope's Big Bang." Real Clear Religion, November 1, 2014
- “What Kind of Data Revolution is This?,” U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, October 21, 2014
- “Are Humans Unique?,” Slate, September 25, 2014
- "Managing Expectations with Big Data." U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, August 21, 2014
- "A Christian Big Bang Theory?" Real Clear Religion, August 5, 2014
- "Look to Cyber-Physical Systems, Not Social Media, for the Data Revolution." U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, July 28, 2014
- "How Scientists Became the Priests of Our Brave New World." Aleteia, July 17, 2014
- “Every Datum Tells a Story” (with Mark P. Mills), City Journal, June 29, 2014
- "Cracking the Code of the New Economy: You Don't Need a STEM Degree to Work in a STEM field" (with Mark P. Mills). Pacific Standard, June 19, 2014
- "The Pope Believes in Evolution," Aleteia, June 13, 2014
- “Why Does Neil deGrasse Tyson Hate Philosophy?.” Real Clear Science, May 22, 2014
- "The Data-Driven Economy and the Railroad Age." U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, May 15, 2014
- "The Queen's New Clothes." Real Clear Religion, May 8, 2014
- "The Father of Population Control." Real Clear Religion, March 21, 2014
- “The End of Science or Another Revolution?,” Real Clear Science, February 19, 2014
- "The War on Pope Francis." Real Clear Religion, February 3, 2014
- "The Harry Potter Paradox." Real Clear Religion, January 24, 2014
- "In Defense of Immanuel Kant." Real Clear Religion, December 24, 2013
- "The Lost Art of Political Debate" (with Phil Mills). Real Clear History, December 6, 2013
- "G.K. Chesterton vs. Conspiracy Theorists." Real Clear Religion, December 5, 2013
- "Our Cultural Recession." Real Clear Religion, November 9, 2013
- "Wishy-Washy Millennials." Real Clear Religion, September 12, 2013
- "Victor Stenger's Atomic Muddle." Real Clear Religion, August 31, 2013"]