I’m hardly the first to say it, and I won’t be the last: Trump’s insatiable thirst for power should remind all of us of the perilous dictators of the past. His authoritative behavior, rolled out little by little, slowly chips away at our democracy and our constitutional freedoms. Reason, rationality, and facts have little place in Trump’s plan for the United States, and, though he can’t fool us all, he continues to be successful in controlling the media, controlling the Right, and has lost no momentum in his rampage of destruction. With such an unwavering and unreasonable leader, we must focus on replacing anti-science legislators with those who prioritize science and aren’t afraid to say it.