…is like trying to breathe life into a corpse. Or as the president might say, “corpse man.”
[Monday morning update]
How vulnerable is the US economy to an EU domestic crisis? Way too much.
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Category Archives: Media Criticism
Sell Out Taiwan
…for a trillion bucks? Why stop there?
This is such a stroke of genius that I suggest we extend its logic to other American allies. Let’s give Iran the OK to incinerate Israel in return for all the free oil we could use for the next century. Or why not give Russia the go-ahead to re-occupy Eastern Europe in return for all the vodka we can drink? And then let’s give North Korea permission to conquer South Korea in return for all the kimchi we can eat.
More geopolitical brilliance and smart diplomacy, courtesy of the New York Times.
I Hate This Phrase
No, NASA is not “hitching a ride” from the Russians. “Hitching a ride” implies that we are getting it for free. We are paying for taxi services, and because they are a monopoly provider, we are paying too much. But the problem isn’t buying rides, it’s that we’re paying too much for them, and not purchasing them from American providers. This is something that could be fixed within three years, but the Congress is cutting the funding to do so so that it can build a giant (in both size and cost) unneeded rocket that won’t fly for at least a decade.
[Update a couple minutes later]
I should note that the headline is probably not Ken Chang’s fault — copy editors come up with headlines. But I do think he should have pointed out that the same Dragon capsule that could start delivering cargo to ISS next year could also be delivering crew in the next three or four years.
That Scientific Heretic
Is he a genius, or a loon?
They laughed at Einstein, but they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
The Rise Of Newt
Some thoughts. Regardless of his other attributes, he would be the best president ever in terms of space policy, if he could get the congressional porkers under control.
The EU Proxy War
Fannie And Freddy
…led the mortgage market collapse. What a shocker.
Wall Street banks are not blameless for the financial crisis. But they were only responding to the incentives set up by the federal government. Ignoring this history will help no one.
Well, a lot of statists would like us to ignore it, so they can avoid justice.
“Sugar Coding”
…your home-schooled moron.
As is often the case, these people lack a sense of irony.
The Problem With Herman Cain
…isn’t just that he is clueless about space policy. After all, he’s clueless about most everything other than 9-9-9. The real problem is that none of the candidates, with one exception, are any better.
The Dynamics Of Closed-Loop Systems
…otherwise known as drinking their own bathwater.