The National Academy of Sciences is a rather odd club (notably Feynman refused membership and there's a general suspicion they spend most of their time deciding who else to elect to the membership). That's not 'anti-science', although it might be 'anti-august-institution'. In particular don't members get to skip the normal peer review process with their publications?

See:

    Dear Prof. Handler:

    My request for resignation from the National Academy of Sciences is based entirely on personal psychological quirks. It represents in no way any implied or explicit criticism of the Academy, other than those characteristics that flow from the fact that most of the membership consider their installation as a significant honor.

    Sincerely yours,
    Richard P. Feynman