My former (and perhaps future) editor Adam Keiper reviews Jonah Goldberg’s new book
Category Archives: Technology and Society
Rocket Billionaires And Space Barons
Walter Isaacson reviews both Chris Davenport’s
I’ve read both, and while there’s a lot of commonality, they’re complementary.
The Bridenstine Era Begins
A report on yesterday’s swearing-in ceremony from Marcia Smith. And another from Eric Berger. He seems to be off to a good start. I think he’ll be one of the best administrators NASA has had. He’ll certainly be refreshing after Charlie “Muslim Outreach” Bolden (Note: That was never actually a thing, but his idiotic interview with Al Jazeera made it hard to defend otherwise good space policy from the Obama administration).
[Update a while later]
Thoughts from Newt Gingrich, including some mild SLS bashing.
“Super” Planets
Would aliens on more massive bodies be trapped there by gravity?
I don’t know, isn’t that why God gave us stages?
Earth is an intelligence test: Small enough that leaving the planet with chemical rockets is possible, but big enough that it’s very very difficult. https://t.co/ofpo0k26xA pic.twitter.com/44w1AzVsFX
— Stephen Fleming (@StephenFleming) April 23, 2018
The House IT Scandal
Though I guess it’s not a scandal, like all of Obama’s scandals weren’t scandals, because the media refuses to report it.
[Update a few minutes later]
Another story the media finds uninteresting: The Clinton campaign illegally laundered $84M.
Preventing Aging
Is it mathematically impossible?
I haven’t read the article in detail, but I doubt it. I suspect they’re going after a straw man.
The Web And Social Media
I’ve never abandoned this blog, but I have been posting to it a lot less, for a number of reasons (less time, other outlets). I didn’t move to Facebook, but I do spend a lot more time on Twitter.
John Hinderaker says it was a mistake for conservatives to move from the web to social media. Glenn has also noted recently that the old days of blogging were a lot more free wheeling, with less ability of the left to control it. Anyway, I’ll try to do more here.
The Hidden Legacy Of Columbine
…is ignorance about school violence, that has resulted in more of it.
BFR
It’s not really news; I thought that Gwynne said they’d be doing this last fall, but it’s official. It will be built at the Port of Los Angeles.
[Update a while later]
A TED talk from Gwynne. About twenty minutes, but worth a listen.
The New Commercial Space Bill
Brian Weedon analyzes it, on Twitter.
It looks like a significant improvement over the current situation. It’s worth noting that in moving regulation to the Commerce Department, it could set the groundwork for a U.S. Space Guard. There have been times in history in which the Coast Guard was under Commerce.
[Late-morning update]
The Bridenstine era at NASA (finally) begins.
I think he’ll be one of the best administrators in recent history. I should add that Rubio’s (and others’, like Bill Nelson’s) statement that NASA should be run by a “space professional” are historically ignorant. Jim Webb was not a “space professional.”