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Category Archives: Political Commentary
California Splittin’
We’ll get to vote to break the place up.
The Real War On Science
It is (as always) from the Left. I suppose it’s possible that Pruitt is corrupt, but I’m certainly not going to take these charlatans’ word for it.
AI And “Hate Speech”
Thoughts on Zuckerberg’s thoughts, from a gamer.
Proposals to outlaw "hate speech" make me feel unsafe. https://t.co/bPc3ZPEbdK
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) April 11, 2018
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This book, which every incoming college freshman should read (it’s not long) seems relevant.
Trump’s Trade Policy
It’s magnificently right, and catastrophically wrong.
The entitlement sending is out of control, and what cannot go on forever will eventually stop.
The EPA
Scott Pruitt is the best administrator ever.
I agree. He’s finally forcing the agency to obey the law and use real science, not the politicized kind.
Genetics And Racial Quotas
Michael Barone points out the obvious.
Solid-Rocket City
I really don’t see how NGL is going to be competitive with SpaceX and Blue Origin (or even Vulcan, if it happens), unless the USAF decides to keep Orbital ATK alive for national-security reasons. I hope that NASA isn’t compelled to purchase launches. Solids are fine for missiles, but other than strap ons, they never belonged in launch systems.
Writing Science Fiction
A guideline to how to woke-ify it, from Frank Fleming (who has a new book out), over at Sarah Hoyt’s place.
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Yes, this is a problem I’ve always had, too:
This one is going to be harder for some than others. Sarah Hoyt has been pretty good about this, while I have always struggled. But if at all possible, when you sit down to write, don’t be a straight white male. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with being a straight white male — you were born that way, no fault of your own — it’s just that everyone hates you. So stop it.
I don’t think I’m even going to work on that one.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Sarah has some blurbs about the book.
California’s Illegal Voting Law
I’d love to see Trump do this, and force the state out of the Union, as happened the last time the Democrats defied the federal government to deny citizens their rights. And it shouldn’t be allowed back in as a single state. Let most of the territory in as multiple states, but force the coast to get its act together before being allowed back into the Union.