Category Archives: Political Commentary
The Wreckage Continues
One in five IT jobs have disappeared, and the sudden loss of office jobs is devastating the middle class.
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Newspapers and Manhattan are screwed.
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AOC tells people to refuse to return to work.
Really? Is she going to pay their bills?
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Yes, the Democrats totally want a depression.
Declaration Of Independence
Four southern California counties are ignoring Sacramento, and starting to open up.
We drove up the coast from Newport Beach to Long Beach yesterday. In Huntington Beach, while there were signs saying no parking in the lots or along the Coast Highway, we saw people riding on the bike paths, and walking on the beach, many without masks, and seemingly unhindered.
Dean Baquet
Thoughts on his invisible (or formerly invisible) corruption.
Facemask, Pack Of 50
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.