I agree that Romney suffers, as do many Republicans, from confusion between being pro-business and pro-free enterprise.
Category Archives: Business
Vital Research On The ISS
The space station finally earns its keep:
Compounds of unmatured malt were sent to the station in an unmanned cargo spacecraft in October last year, along with particles of charred oak.
Scientists want to understand how they interact at close to zero gravity.
NanoRacks LLC, the US company behind the research, has said understanding the influence of gravity could help a number of industries, including the whisky industry, to develop new products in the future.
And those silly people say that space research is a waste of money.
Social Darwinism Versus Laissez Faire
A primer for Barack Obama. He, and the Democrats in general, badly need one, but they probably won’t even understand it.
The IRS Pension Stall
Could this be another campaign issue this fall?
Lunar Land Grants
More thoughts over at IPInSpace.
ObamaCare’s Fake Accounting
You don’t say: “You can’t vastly expand and subsidize gold-plated health-care insurance and expect to save money.”
Only on planet Democrat.
Bill Nelson Is Getting Nervous
He’s blaming Obama for high gas prices. I love this line:
Obama has focused on alternative energy and other long-term strategies to bring down gas prices by decreasing demand.
Many republicans say prices will drop if we increase the supply.
So Democrats don’t believe that? Only Republicans are familiar with the law of supply and demand?
In Other Words, It’s Just Marxism
The administration admits that the “Buffett rule” wouldn’t do anything about the deficit. “From each according to his ability.”
[Update a while later]
Twitter explains to the president how the revenue from the “Buffett rule” should be spent: “Almost half your vacations?”
Space Property Rights At The Space Review
Jeff Foust has a roundup of the story so far.
[Tuesday-morning update]
Alan Boyle has picked up the story, including an interview with me.
More On Space Property Rights
I have a response to Jim Dunstan’s criticism of the proposal over at Open Market.