Yes, let us not forget Bryan (by focusing endlessly on his involvement in the Scopes Trial). The guy was the first of the modern "political scientists" ~ the folks who trash/use science for political ends.
William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, statesman, and politician. As one of the most prominent leaders of the Progressive Movement, he became the dominant figure in the Democratic Party in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was a three-time Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States, in 1896, 1900, and 1908. One of the most popular speakers in American history, he was noted for his deep, commanding voice. The content of his speeches led in a direct line to the progressive reforms adopted by modern Democrats.
Bryan was homeschooled until age 10, finding in the Bible and McGuffey Readers the “great truths” he adhered to all his life, such as that gambling and liquor were evil and sinful.
Bryan, a devout Presbyterian, was an opponent of Darwinists, an outspoken critic of banks and railroads, a peace activist, a supporter of the league of nations, a strong proponent of “popular democracy”, and a leader of the silverite movement in the 1890s.
In his three failed presidential bids, Bryan promoted Free Silver in 1896, “anti-imperialism” in 1900, and antitrust in 1908, calling on all Democrats to “renounce conservatism, fight the trusts and big banks, and embrace progressive ideas”. Republicans nominated William McKinley on a program of prosperity through reduced immigration, industrial growth and sound money (that is, gold.) They counter-crusaded against Bryan, warning that he was a madman--a socialist fanatic surrounded by anarchists--who would wreck the economy. Bryan lost, but President Woodrow Wilson appointed him Secretary of State in 1913. Bryan resigned in protest against Wilson's anti-German policies in 1915.
In the 1920s he was a strong supporter of Prohibition, but is probably best known today for his crusade against “Darwinism”, which culminated in the Scopes Trial in 1925. As early as 1905, Bryan was warning Chautauquans of the “dangers of Darwinism” In 1920, Bryan told the World Brotherhood Congress that Darwinism was "the most paralyzing influence with which civilization has had to deal in the last century" and that Nietzsche, in carrying Darwinism to its logical conclusion, had "promulgated a philosophy that condemned democracy...denounced Christianity...denied the existence of God, overturned all concepts of morality...and endeavored to substitute the worship of the superhuman for the worship of Jehovah."