Research has never been free of politics. What we learned about the scientific method, making observations, developing theories and hypotheses, testing, and eliciting findings and drawing conclusions has never been the whole story. The truth is that politics, the political environment, and social policy may affect every aspect of research. This is especially true of social work research. Currently, with white nationalist rhetoric reaching the mainstream, with certain states restricting access to knowledge, with local and state politicians targeting the very individuals and communities that social workers serve, and in some cases, social workers themselves, how can we respond? Can social work research respond to this political landscape? Should there be a response at all?