They’re not caused by our moral failing, but by the incompetents we put in charge.
Category Archives: Media Criticism
Space
Do Americans care about it?
The frustrating thing about articles like this and polls is that they equate space exploration with “space.” Space development is an entirely different animal, for which exploration is just a means, not an end in itself.
Arming Teachers
A strong majority favors it.
So do I. It’s nice to be in the majority occasionally.
excellent Lambs
On the infantilization of American youth.
Americans
The New Normal
C’mon, Kurt, don’t hold back, tell us what you really think.
Stuart Kirk
Did he just kill the climate-investment industry?
We can hope.
[Update a couple minutes later]
China watches as America greens.
The lunatics are running the asylum.
Dragon’s Heat Shield
This is the first I’ve heard of a problem. Not sure what to make of it absent more information.
[Friday-afternoon update]
NASA says that the story is bogus.
[Bumped]
Commercial Crew
An interview with Lori Garver.
I read a review copy of her book. She (rightly) dishes a lot of dirt.