Berezow & Campbell, RCSEditor's Note: The following is a modified excerpt from the new book Science Left Behind.Progressive Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced his retirement recently, foregoing a re-election bid in 2014. Science Insider, the policy news arm of the journal Science, wished him a fond farewell, calling him a "longtime champion" of biomedical research. Receive news alertsThis is exactly backwards.In reality, Harkin has been one of the leading voices of alternative medicine, up to 95% of which is complete nonsense. His insistence upon funding woo, through the ... Read More