Evolution is barely mentioned in Gummint school. Even in college it is such a small part of the curriculum that it is nearly irrelevant. Once out of school, so few make a living from Evolution that it is nearly irrelevant altogether. Same for the competition such as it is. If Lysenkoism returns to agriculture it might be a matter of importance in politics again.
Evolution is just biology. VERY important things are happening in biology. Our children's lives will be better than ours because of it.
The small sample of more than 4,000 journal articles relating to the evolution of viruses and bacteria in connection with disease research available in this free archive alone suggests otherwise.