Husserl’s The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology remains timely and relevant, because the “crisis” has not been overcome. The book’s diagnosis of the central problem remains applicable to our times. Then as well as now, the sciences seem extremely successful, and Husserl needed to spend the introduction to explain this “crisis” and its implications for humanity as a whole. What Husserl identifies is therefore not a crisis in  productivity or theorizing, but a crisis in our conception of what science is, can be, and should be: a crisis in the lack of reflection and meaning. The sciences, precisely because of their success, are focused on delivering ready-made solutions for practical problems. This leads to material prosperity, but spiritual poverty. Science produces the ways and means, but neglects the goals and ends. What are the value, meaning, and purpose of science, beyond a return on investment for the national economy? In my article I extend Husserl’s account from the philosophy of science also to the politics and policies of science. The first step is then a short sketch of what makes science science, followed by an account of the value of science.