On: What's happening inside the NIH and NSF

[ropable]

What's the name for that principle/rule where someone blithely removes rules or regulations without any context for them being there in the first place? It's on the tip of my tounge. I feel like we're seeing that a lot in the US Federal govt at the moment.

[michaelbarton → ropable]

Chesterton’s fence. But I think “ungodly hubris” might be appropriate in this context

[astockwell → ropable]

Chesterton's Fence

[aqueueaqueue → ropable]

Even that assumes good faith.

[nevin7 → ropable]

neoliberalism