Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage is valid only if one ignores issues of national security and cultural incompatibilities. It assumes all trading partners are permanently friendly, with shared values. That's been the flaw of our China policy.
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) April 21, 2020
Category Archives: Political Commentary
Queen Nancy
…is non-essential.
She’s worse than non-essential.
AB5
The stupid law is hindering coronavirus responses in California, probably killing people, but Newsom is sticking to his guns.
Imbeciles, elected by morons.
FAA-AST
They’ve completed their reorganization to ramp up launch activity. But I thought they were going to be restored to their own office reporting to the SecDOT? Is that not happening?
Boeing
Will it still be able to charge a premium for its vaunted “spaceflight expertise”?
Boeing had been riding on its laurels for too long a time. As I noted in the book, companies don’t have experience; people do. With Gerst gone, there’s a new sheriff in town at NASA.
Goodbye, Meritocracy
..Hello…what?
We certainly aren’t well served by the current college-admissions process, but there is also too much pressure to get a subpar (at best) education for the actual purpose of getting a credential.
BoJo’s Government
…gives the Times a thorough fisking.
I agree with Glenn. Trump should have someone do this with the American media, instead of just tweeting; as an official government document (as opposed to blogs) it would be much harder for them to rebut or ignore.
Regulations, Post-Virus
The burden of proof should be on those who want to reimpose them.
Lexington And Concord
Two and a quarter centuries ago, it was where the rubber met the road. And it was the cause of the Second Amendment, which never had anything to do with hunting.
Not Only No…
But hell, no. Illinois Dems are demanding a pension bailout from the rest of the country.
Actually, $10B would be cheap to force them to revert to territory status. They could come back in in pieces; upstate and down.