In a nutshell:
"This administration's political appointees might be unique in their contempt for government scientists and the empiric process that shapes their work."
Read "Frog by frog." Hat-tip to Michael Halpern
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That's good. Could be shorter and perhaps sharper, however:
This administration might be unique in its contempt for scientists and the empiric process that shapes their work.
Or just:
This administration might be unique in its contempt.
I'm tempted to replace the "might be" with "is" but will leave that debate to the historians.