Several of his articles focused on the governmental position of science advisor to the president of the United States. In 2017, he wrote an article for "The Atlantic" in which he presented the origin and history of the position of science adviser, dating back to President Truman. In late 2016 he interviewed John Holdren for Wired. Holdren had served as senior science and technology advisor to President Barack Obama. The interview touched on the attitudes towards science held by several presidents, including George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.. He also wrote an article for Time on President Donald Trump's "anti-science attitude" and reiterated the argument in an opinion piece for the Guardian. His article for the Washington Post in March 2017 further highlighted the Trump administration's views on science and science literacy.
