U.S. Lawmaker Proposes New Criteria for Choosing NSF Grants

But he's not saying to cut the NSF's budget. He just wants to change who benefits from it.

Perhaps the NSF needs to update its list of peer reviewers, if they're okaying "frivolous" research. Either that or what appears frivolous to you and me actually tests important principles, and the peer reviewers are able to appreciate that.

As for duplicate research: Maybe if it's worth funding once, it's worth funding twice? There's an old Jewish saying, "The rivalry of scholars increases wisdom." Having two groups racing to get useful results from similar researches might be beneficial.

Are any of those examples I just posted worth funding once, let alone twice? I don't necessarily agree with the bill, but this program certainly needs a revamp.

But he's not saying to cut the NSF's budget

GOVERNMENT HAS UNCONTROLLABLE SPENDING

Considering our current economic situation, I feel as though priorities should exist and these random factoids we're trying to discover are currently worthless.