Bob Zubrin says we don’t need no stinkin’ moon. Or SLS, either.
I don’t agree with his proposal, but it’s a lot better than anything that NASA has put forward.
Category Archives: Political Commentary
ER Visits
This would be a shocking development, if so many who opposed the legislation hadn’t predicted it:
A poll of over 2,000 emergency room doctors shows that visits to ERs have increased, and in precisely the population that ObamaCare advocates claimed they would decrease and reduce costs.
You don’t say.
Simple Stories
Try to avoid them. This is particularly good advice on climate, and nutrition.
NASA Promoting Junk Science
I don’t know how recent this is, but it’s appalling. At least they don’t say that 97% think it’s catastrophic, or that we have to take action (as many ignorant, or demagogues do). But it cites the long-discredited Cook paper. Shameful.
#Gamergate
Some thoughts on journalistic ethics.
Ben Carson
The media knives are out for him.
He’s not ready for prime time, but he’s making the right people angry.
Merlin 1-D
#ExplorationDelendaEst No, it’s not an engine designed for “human space exploration.” It’s an engine designed for human spaceflight. I had a mini-rant about this at Space Access Saturday. #
Carly Fiorina
This is brutal.
As I noted on Twitter, there’s a visceral hatred of her by many in the tech community, even among people otherwise willing to vote for a Republican. But she’ll make a good attack dog on Hillary.
If I had to choose between Carly Fiorina and a robot infused with Hitler’s DNA running under the slogan "KILL ALL HUMANS"…I’d vote robot.
— Lee Hutchinson (@Lee_Ars) May 4, 2015
Mainly because the robot would just kill us and be done with it. Carly would make it ***hurt.***
— Lee Hutchinson (@Lee_Ars) May 4, 2015
The Patriot Act
…is due to expire, and it’s not really on the radar.
I’d let it die and start over.
Social Media In Iran
The leader’s bizarre Twitter feed:
Iran’s ruler is doing what the Soviet Union used to do and what Hugo Chavez did more recently. Both used the West’s language of human rights as weapons against the West while resisting everything Western human rights activists stand for. Partly they were just being cynical, and partly they were pointing out the West’s supposed hypocrisy.
You could argue that I’m just doing what Khamenei is doing by saying the other guy has no clothes, but there’s a difference, and it’s crucial. I actually care about human rights, not just for Americans, but also for Iranians and everyone else. Plenty of Iranians care about human rights, too, but it’s safe to say that pretty much none of them are fixtures in the Iranian government.
He thinks Americans are stupid. And of course, he’s right, at least about the ones with whom he’s “negotiating.”