The Economist has discovered El Segundo, including its history with SpaceX. It’s a primary reason I haven’t abandoned California yet.
Category Archives: Economics
The Foresight Meme Prize
I saw this at Vision Weekend a week and a half ago.
Announcing: the winner of our $10K Meme Prize!
— Existential Hope (@HopeExistential) December 18, 2025
After reviewing almost 400 entries, we are thrilled to share that the winner of our Meme Prize is “Voices from 2099” by @JellyfishDAO! Their short video makes us see the present day through the eyes of a future society that has… pic.twitter.com/PsxrO1uPPi
Other Peoples’ Money
Thoughts from Roger Kimball on Mamdani’s “mandate.”
The SpaceX IPO
Why is Elon doing it?
Anticipating Starship
Since it came out, I’ve been saying that the decadal needs to be completely redone, as it assumes business as usual. But there’s a new report out from academics on how to use Starship for Mars exploration, so people are finally starting to get it. Bob Zimmerman summarizes.
The End Of The Climate Cult?
Let’s hope. The economic damage this nonsense has caused is incalculable.
Continental Intellectuals
Long, but interesting. Why it is perfectly safe to not take them seriously.
Unfortunately, this BS lies at the foundation of much of academia.
The Chickens Are Coming Home To Roost
The political gloves are off now. The left is being openly accused of promoting, deliberately or through idealistic ignorance, an deal of mass Third World migration into the West in exchange for electoral gain.
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) November 28, 2025
The replacement vote idea has gone from taboo in polite conversation…
Photonic Computing
Are we on the verge of it?
The Future Of Journalism
Yes, the times they are a’changing.