You misread, then. "Bad politics" (i.e., preconceived notions, grounded in political cant, ideology or orthodoxy) most assuredly do make for bad science, when allowed to dictate the findings and conclusions of the latter. (E.g.: Lysenko)
This article can't be true. Trust me, my ex wife will live to be at least one day older than me........ out of spite and pure meanness.