It was never a viable idea. There was never such a thing as a “Palestinian.” They were always just Arabs.
All posts by Rand Simberg
Airports
…have a strange effect on human behavior.
I change my watch to the time zone of the arrival airport when I get on the plane.
DEI
Is it on its last legs? Let’s hope.
Smashing The Rice Bowls
How the elites will lash out against reform.
Another Starship Flight This Month?
Steven Clark says it could happen.
Twenty-Two Years On
Here is what I wrote in the immediate aftermath of the loss of Columbia. You can follow the link to “Next Post” at the bottom to see subsequent posts in the subsequent days. My first speculative guess (TPS damage) turned out to be correct.
[Update a while later]
A golden oldie from that time.
Onward To Mars
Recommendations for fixing NASA from Bob Zubrin (I haven’t read the whole thing yet).
Ivanpah
RIP, and good riddance. We drive past it on the way to/from Vegas. I’ve seen the thing from the air. I won’t miss it.
Your Feel-Good Thread Of The Week
Heavy rhetorical focus on diversity at today’s DNC meetings — real record scratch as Trump admin unwinds DEI programs, w Rs confident that this stuff is an electoral loser. pic.twitter.com/1JUaancxc8
— David Weigel (@daveweigel) January 31, 2025
They’ve learned nothing; they’ve forgotten nothing. Vance will get 400+ electoral votes.
And yes, got back from Orlando last night.
Off The Air
I’m at DFW, on my way to Orlando via West Palm Beach, to attend the Global Spaceport Alliance, Space Mobility, and SpaceCom conferences, so posting will probably be light.