The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

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White House science adviser John Holdren, an environmental scientist, pulled aside two top security officials, White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan and National Security Council chief of staff Denis McDonough. He pressed them on what secret technology the government had—a submarine, for example—that could help....

lmao. why didn't he ask to consult with the aliens at Area 51? to be fair though, the guy looks to have been a legit scientist before he became a macro policy bureaucrat.