In its January 2002 issue, "Scientific American" published a series of criticisms of the Bjørn Lomborg book "The Skeptical Environmentalist". Cato Institute fellow Patrick J. Michaels said the attacks came because the book "threatens billions of taxpayer dollars that go into the global change kitty every year." Journalist Ronald Bailey called the criticism "disturbing" and "dishonest", writing, "The subhead of the review section, 'Science defends itself against "The Skeptical Environmentalist",' gives the show away: Religious and political views need to defend themselves against criticism, but science is supposed to be a process for determining the facts."