Scientific American has never endorsed a presidential candidate in its 175-year-long history until today.
The magazine, founded in 1845, posted on its social media pages on Tuesday about its endorsement of Joe Biden.
Scientific American has never endorsed a presidential candidate in our 175-year history—until now.
The 2020 election is literally a matter of life and death. We urge you to vote for health, science and Joe Biden for President.https://t.co/8TlH7shjFn
— Scientific American (@sciam) September 15, 2020
There’s just one problem: Scientific American isn’t American. It’s German.
And it has been for some time.
In 2008, Scientific American’s ownership passed to the Nature Publishing Group in London, which is owned by Springer Nature, which is owned by Holtzbrink Publishing Group, based in Stuttgart, Germany.
Since then, the magazine has become increasingly politicized and is now trying to weigh in on a U.S. election from the comfort of its offices in Stuttgart, Germany.