>It was too dominated, he thought, by big business and by the university system: the country’s practical needs were an afterthought.

>Kilgore is about to get his revenge. The Senate will probably soon pass the us Innovation and Competition Act, known until recently as the Endless Frontier Act. Though the bill is named after Bush’s report, it will take American science policy in a more Kilgorian direction.

>Mr Gruber agrees that existing funding agencies are too conservative, and wishes the bill were bigger...“You can call it picking winners,” he avers. “I call it taking risks.”

Would you agree or disagree with the premise of government funding supporting independent innovators or would you expect the funds to go towards large institutions?

I'm a bit skeptical personally.