What NIH Staff Can’t Tell You—And Why That Matters

The people who understand most clearly what is being lost at the NIH are also the people least able to say so.

The people who understand most clearly what is being lost at the NIH are also the people least able to say so. They are not silent because they are indifferent. They are silent because speaking carries real risk, and remaining inside is the only way they believe they can still protect what remains. This essay is about what that constraint means, why it matters, and why external voices like mine are not optional commentary but a functional necessity when institutions can no longer speak honestly about their own condition. I write from outside the NIH, which gives me freedom many current…

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