WHO: National Science Foundation WHAT: Is paying the California Academy of Sciences $1.9 million during five years to fund a study of the effect of human activity on the insect life of Madagascar.
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: Studying ants and insects, no matter how industrious they are, at the cost of American taxpayers’ dollars is unproductive to the economy.
WHERE TO VENT: National Science Foundation, 800-428-2189.
