How helping Ukraine became America First.
They have a lot to teach us, particularly to prepare for China.
Category Archives: Economics
Communism’s Missing Reckoning
Sadly, because the left has taken over academia, communists never get the opprobrium they deserve. They should be treated as worse than Nazis.
Starship Flight 13
I’d probably characterize it as “progress.” It was the goal, after all.
It was disappointing to lose the booster, but at the rate they’re building them, they can accomplish their mission goals without recovering them; it will just cost more. And I’m sure they’ll work out the final bugs.
[Late-morning update]
Time-lapse of today’s Starship flight, from liftoff to splashdown, in just 150 seconds. 🚀 pic.twitter.com/1jGFPK4CYV
— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) July 25, 2026
Commercial Space
It isn’t a tulip mania; it’s the next Internet.
I will note that SpaceX stock continues to decline, with a daily (and historic, for its short history) low today of $110.85, so everyone who bought at the IPO is currently underwater. But probably a buying opportunity now.
For Climate Alarmists
Chris Martz has ten questions:
Here are TEN questions that I have for any climate alarmists reading, and I hope I can get some honest answers down in the comments:
— Chris Martz (@ChrisMartzWX) July 21, 2026
1️⃣ You have asserted that the planet is dangerously overheating. So, what exactly is the correct globally averaged surface air temperature…
I’d like to see Michael Mann’s answers.
It’s Desperately Needed
The Anti-Communist Film Festival is scheduled for early October (a month before the election).
Data-Center Opposition
…is a cultural proxy war against AI.
This is what will drive them into space.
“Something About England”
Will it survive, or is it too far gone?
Boom
Can it achieve its certification schedule goal?
The article talks about trans-Pacific city pairs, but I have trouble believing it will have that kind of range.
Customizing Netflix
A very useful thread for subscribers:
A woman had Netflix for 6 years.
— Alvin (@Alvin1492840) July 14, 2026
She opened the app. She scrolled. She picked something after 25 minutes. She fell asleep during episode 2. She repeated this every night.
Her friend, a former Netflix UI engineer, sat on her couch one evening and opened Settings on her account.…