Category Archives: Social Commentary
Anglo-Saxon Tribal Kingdoms
Very interesting. Britons still live in them.
Our Families
How Hollywood would help save them.
That’s one social crusade that Hollywood is unlikely to take on.
“Renewable” Energy
…is the most expensive policy disaster in modern British history.
It didn’t work out well for Spain, either. Or Germany.
Lying Journalists
…should compensate Ferguson for abetting its destruction by race baiters.
But…but…narrative!
Climate Activists
You people lost the scientific argument. Get over it:
Essex said that there seems to be a cultural shift and that scientific arguments have deteriorated. Individuals in society have moved away from “civilized dialogues in which people have a collegial attitude and work together to try to find the truth.” Essex characterized the pro-climate change philosophy as a form of sophistry, catering to popular opinion rather than being concerned with the truth.
You don’t say.
Mars Or Bust, Or Mars One, Busted?
Thoughts from Laura Seward Forczyk. As she notes, media hype about SLS/Orion getting anyone to Mars is greatly exaggerated, with the connivance of NASA PAO.
Odds Of Survival
I’ve often (only half) joked that there are billions of people alive who have never died, so why should we consider it inevitable?
Well, someone has actually worked out the ratio. Hey, 7% odds of survival beats zero.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Speaking of which Peter Thiel seems to finally be getting serious about longevity, not only funding non-profit research, but actually investing in companies pursuing it.
Sports Diets
“I ate 5000 calories of saturated fat per day, and this is what happened.”
Carb loading is a crock.
The New “Tomorrowland” Trailer
…is very Heinleinian.