…because of people like Taylor Lorenz.
Category Archives: Media Criticism
The Proposed “Science Budget Cuts” At NASA
Bob Zimmerman says that there are things deserving of cutting.
I certainly agree about Mars Sample Return, and said that on X this morning. I think we need a dramatic change in how these funds are allocated and prioritized, and the current decadal needs to be completely redone.
But I also don’t pay much attention to what OMB says at this point in the process.
I would add that it’s inappropriate for OMB to propose a NASA budget ahead of the confirmation of a NASA administrator who has been named for months. I wouldn’t put up with it if I were president. I personally consider OMB’s NASA budget proposal DOA, and I hope that Trump does as…
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) April 14, 2025
The Bloodless Coup Of The NGOs
Over the last few months, we’ve come to a realization that should have landed much harder: NGOs weren’t just adjacent to government, they were the parallel government. We were shocked. I was too. But looking back, it’s exactly what you’d expect. NGOs operate outside the chain of… https://t.co/xNu8jZKDzt
— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 13, 2025
[Monday-afternoon update]
I've been thinking on the below post, about the NGO problem.
— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) April 14, 2025
The Left is structured as a network of NGOs: ruthlessly efficient and ready to act the moment power changes hands.
The Right has no equivalent infrastructure. If I sit down and ask myself, "How would I start an NGO to… https://t.co/v8e9VDbjC6
Thank You, Dr. Jill
Her lust for power saved America.
On the “Genocide” in Gaza
There’s so many aspects of the Gaza war that people simply overlook and don’t even mention, and I feel it is vitally important to detail it here. I’ve read hundreds of reports and analyses by military and political and humanitarian “experts”, yet none have ever mentioned this, so…
— Cheryl E 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🎗️ (@CherylWroteIt) April 8, 2025
Britain Is Lurching Toward A Civil War
…and no one knows how to stop it.
I wouldn’t say that no one knows so much as no one with political power knows, or necessarily wants to.
More Bad Space Reporting
No, Futurism, Artemis is not synonymous with SLS. I make this clear in my upcoming Reason study.
Grifterism
It’s the economic engine of the Democrats.
Hypocrisy
…from Harvard law professors, and modern “journalists.”
America’s Leftist Librarians
…are starting to learn they are in the FO phase of FA.