The third part of a series of essays by Sam Hammond.
All posts by Rand Simberg
Misogyny
Is it real? John Tierney doesn’t think so.
The “Why Not” Grand Jury
Yes, we should be very worried about this.
[Update a few minutes later]
American despotism: “America is now in the deepest, most dangerous constitutional crisis since the hostility in the 1850s that led to secession and civil war.”
It certainly seems so.
[Update a few more minutes later]
“How the hell do you think veterans feel right now?”
9/11
I was in San Juan, about to head to the airport for a flight back to California, I was about to call a cab when I saw the second plane hit the second tower. I instantly realized that we were at war, and that there was no point in going to the airport.
But twenty-two years on, we seem to have forgotten it ever happened.
[Update a few minutes later]
Glenn Reynolds remembers, and he’s angry. So am I.
[Update later morning]
9/11 is a memorial to repeated and ongoing FBI failures, which which no one is ever held accountable.
Mark Judge
Help him write his book.
GAO On SLS
The Green-Energy Inflation-Reduction Act
Yeah, I’m shocked, too.
Canadian Health Care
U.S. Space Command
Do we really need it?
Probably not. I do continue to think we need a U.S. Space Guard, though.
Is The White House Holding Up The Starship Test Flight?
Bob Zimmerman thinks so.
I supposed it’s possible, but NASA needs it to fly. Nelson could probably pressure Biden if that were really happening.
[Update a while later]
Starship is stacked and ready for launch.
Except for the license.