…that will almost certainly not be asked.
And bonus: Jay Leno’s lost opportunities.
Category Archives: Business
Climate Change
What are the real questions?
Basically, there’s one real problem — the real climate refuses to behave correctly. I went into this at length then, so I won’t repeat the whole argument, but the basic point is this: the actual observed temperatures have been flat for almost 20 years, and are now at the edge of the confidence interval — that is, the modelers would have taken a 20-1 bet against the temperatures staying this low.
Damn you, Gaia!
Jeff Bezos
…and the Great Beyondists. Thoughts on Bezos’ new toy and the political predilections of MSMers, from Matt Welch.
The Failure Of ObamaCare
No, despite the illogic of the Democrats, it’s not the Republicans’ fault. There is no responsibility on their part to attempt to implement an atrocious law that they rightly opposed, or to stop trying to repeal it when it’s clearly going to be so damaging to the nation’s economy and our personal health and freedom.
Skymall
Has the company fallen in with the wrong crowd?
I’ve always thought that Skymall’s target customers had to be people with too much money. It’s worth noting, though, that SpaceDev went public on an RTO.
[Update a while later]
Sorry, forgot the link. It’s fixed now.
Potential Garver Replacements
Brian Berger has some names.
Pam Melroy would be the best choice, as far as I’m concerned, but Patti or Rich would be fine as well. I hope that it’s not Zulkoski.
[Update a while later]
Brian has an exit interview with Lori.
America’s Transportation Infrastructure
No, Mr. President. It was best built by America’s entrepreneurs.
This is one of many reasons why high-speed rail will be a fiscal disaster.
Lori Garver
I’m a little surprised, but not shocked, that she’s leaving NASA. I’m sure it’s been a very frustrating situation for her. What shocks me is this (via an email from her, though many got one):
I will be resigning from my position as NASA Deputy Administrator, effective September 6 and have accepted a new position in the private sector outside the space industry.
My emphasis.
She gave no hint when I talked to her in San Jose a week and a half ago, but that’s no surprise, either. If I had any brains, I’d probably do the same thing. I’ve been beating my head against this wall, and damaging my finances in the process, for over a third of a century now.
Republicans And Climate Change
I was singularly unimpressed with this advice to Republicans, from RINOs, in the New York Times. So was Jonathan Adler.
Suborbital Regulations
The House Whip has introduced a useful piece of legislation. Hope it becomes law.