…is belatedly fueling a public backlash.
Category Archives: Political Commentary
NASA’s Choice Of Starship
…shows that the government fully (and finally) accepts capitalism in space.
I think there may still be a rear-guard action from Boeing and Lockmart’s bought-and-paid-for congressmen and senators, though.
Ashli Babbitt
Who killed her? And why can’t we know?
Wearing Masks Outside
It didn’t make much sense even at the beginning, give that we knew early on that UV killed it, and there was no evidence of transmission under those circumstances, but it’s come to the point at which it’s now just stupid.
[Update a few minutes later]
Why are Democrats so badly misinformed about Covid?
Why are they so badly misinformed about everything?
[Update a while later]
Team Blue should give up its unhealthy obsession with Covid panic porn.
[Tuesday-morning update]
The Great Barrington Declaration and ad hominem argumentation.
I met Dr. Bhattacharya in October, shortly after the declaration was drafted, at the Hillsdale event where I gave my presentation on the economics of space.
The Trump Voters
…are not going away.
An Experimental Anti-Viral
…is effective at treating Covid.
Between this kind of thing and the vaccines, I think this is all over but the shouting. I am definitely done with wearing a mask outside, especially in sunlight. Masks outside never made any scientific sense.
[Update a few minutes later]
Popular new mask says “I’m not a Democrat; I just forgot to take off my mask when I left the store.”
Public Education
The pandemic revealed how broken it is.
All these leftist institutions–government schools, academia, Hollywood, the media, the Democrat-run cities–should be thoroughly kicked while they’re down, and keep them down.
NASA’s Lunar Surprise
They’ve selected SpaceX for the lunar lander. Eddie Bernice Johnson is not happy.
I think this is a message to Congress that if they want to increase the amount of money NASA has to waste on Artemis, they’re going to have to increase the budget.
[Update a while later]
Here is the source-selection report.
I haven’t read it yet, but I wonder if the fact that SpaceX can takeoff and land with minimal blasting of regolith, with its engines so high on the vehicle, was a significant factor?
[Update a few minutes later]
Glancing through it, ouch. Dynetics Technical Rating was “Marginal.” For the highest bid…
Hunter Biden
A clear majority, including Democrats, want to see him properly investigated.
The New Deputy Administrator
Great pick, far better than Nelson (though that’s a low bar). She should have no trouble being confirmed.