…exposed.
I wonder what, if anything, Elon will do about this?
Category Archives: Political Commentary
The JFK Assassination
It was 62 years ago today. I think it was sometime after 911 that I noticed that the anniversary was no longer noted by the media. When I was younger, it was always commemorated; it was one of those “what were you doing when it happened” things, but the event is now long outside the lived memory of most people.
The Future Of Journalism
Yes, the times they are a’changing.
The Anti-Promethean Backlash(es)
Thoughts on its source(s), from Virginia Postrel.
One of the irritating things about the immigration debate is the conflation of opposition to immigration per se, and opposition to the unrestricted flooding of the country with people who have been completely unvetted, and many of whom are coming not for American opportunity but rather government handouts, and many of whom hate America (e.g., Somalians in Minnesota).
Another Space Bureaucracy
I don’t understand why this wouldn’t be in NASA’s charter. You can say they haven’t been doing a very good job of it, but the response to that should be to fix that, not create another agency.
Military Necessity
…and the right to repair.
It’s a complicated issue. I wonder how much this issue is going to bleed over into space hardware?
Reality Has Caught Up To “Climate Change”
Good news, from VDH.
Here We Go Again
Trump has renominated Jared Isaacman.
This is good news if he doesn’t change his mind again.
[Wednesday-morning update]
Thoughts from Eric Berger.
[11-10 update]
A post on X that Jared posted just before the announcement:
It is unfortunate that NASA’s team and the broader space community have to endured distractions like this. There are extraordinary opportunities and some risks ahead and so the focus should be on the mission. With many reporters and other interested parties reaching out, I want… https://t.co/IyPVmHUAzo
— Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) November 4, 2025
He’s going to push as hard for reform as is politically possible.
[November 17th update]
Jim Meigs has a good description of the state of play, including quotes from Yours Truly.
[Bumped]
The Fascist Kennedy Family
It’s just more evidence of the failing of the American media that too many Americans still worship these people as royalty.
A “Simplified” Lunar Architecture
What could it look like?