Every few years, someone has to do an article like this.
Once people are paying to go for their own purposes, instead of being government employees at taxpayer expense, there will be plenty of hanky panky up there.
All posts by Rand Simberg
On Independence Day
We now have an American government that is actively waging war on our liberty, but as Hannah Cox writes, true Americans were always extremists.
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On this 4th of July, we must rekindle the sacred fire of freedom.
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“Are you concerned that someone you know is becoming an extremist?”
I am concerned that Jack and Zuck think that 1984 is a how-to manual.
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Should we draft the next Congress?
It would be hard to do worse.
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What the Declaration of Independence said and meant.
UFOs
What the hell?
Brainwashing The Kids
Don’t let the left get away with it.
Progress at Boca Chica
Chris Bergin has the latest, with (as usual) pictures by Mary.
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Am amazing infographic on the orbital test flight.
The Billionaire Space Race
I’m quoted in this article. I talked to Kaplan quite a bit for it, but he obviously talked to a lot of other people as well.
Turning Seawater Into Freshwater
This will be great if it’s scalable.
Lying To The Ghost In The Machine
An interesting/terrifying post from Charlie Stross.
The New Clerisy
Yes, “faith in science” is an oxymoron.
Conscious Choice
Bob Zimmerman’s new book is out. I blurbed it.