Lumbardo

Research related to National Defense are usually kept confidential, and corporations have an incentive to not share there research to maintain competitive with their competitors. Neither of these seem out of the ordinary regardless of where you are on the globe.

Even still. The US government funds various institutions that share their research publicly, so I am not sure where you are really going with this.

I wasn't aware that publishing peer-reviewed work for anybody to read was "gatekeeping".

Yes. People conducting cutting-edge research should receive suitable compensation. Don't see a problem with that.

I understand the distaste toward conservatism with current events. If you think that conservative = bad, then you have a very narrow frame of mind.

Is it surprising to you that people can spend their free time independent of their political paradigm?

It is not secret that the US has attracted talented academics for many years. I am sure that these kinds of advertisements are not new.

Why are you just throwing links? You should at least make an attempt to quote your sources so you don't leave people here reading erroneous information. @Kusimulkku at least gave you the courtesy of doing that.