I agree that it’s probably the best we can do under current political circumstances, but if that’s the case, we should stop wasting taxpayer money on human spaceflight.
Category Archives: Political Commentary
Star Wars
Stephen Green has some thoughts on how to save it.
I’ve never been enough of a Star Wars fan to care whether it lives or dies. I would note, though, that $40M went a lot farther four decades ago than it would today.
My Interview On The Space Show
I was on last Monday; it’s been archived.
And sorry for light posting, but last week (and weekend) was wall-to-wall space conferences, between Space Tech Expo in Pasadena, and ISDC by LAX. And now I have three weeks to write a proposal for the LEO Commercialization NASA Research Announcement that came out the week before.
How To Know If You Can Have A Conversation About Climate
Yes, all of these are a sign that the belief is religious, not scientific or rational.
Mueller’s Appointment
…was probably unconstitutional.
Which would be all of a piece with the other actions of Obama administration officials.
[Update a few minutes later]
Related: James Comey in panic mode.
At this point, I think he should be wearing orange.
Trump’s Commercial Space Policy
A White House press release.
The Trump-Russia Investigation
It didn’t originate with Page or Papadopoulos; it originated with the Obama administration.
[Wednesday-morning update]
Civil war within the FBI? Some agents want Congress to subpoena them to get their stories out. I hope they oblige them.
[Update a few minutes later]
James Clapper: Leaker, liar, sleazeball.
[Update a couple minutes later]
ObamaCare
Did Congress render the entire statute unconstitutional in December?
Sure looks like it to me. If Roberts is consistent, he’ll have to strike it down now.
The Space Show
I’ll be on this afternoon, at 2 PM PDT, to talk about space settlement, the OST, and probably ranting about the latest safety insanity from NASA.
Tom Wolfe
Thoughts from Tim Fernholz on his space legacy.