Category Archives: War Commentary

Economics, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, War Commentary

Happy New Year

January 6, 2026 Rand Simberg 21 Comments

This would appear to be both a message to Maduro, and the Mullahs… https://t.co/HyTmYyNY6f
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) January 3, 2026

[Saturday-afternoon update]

Eclectic food for thought, from Blake Powers.

[Monday-morning update]

Trump, Maduro, and what’s next?

I just hope they have a better plan than Bush and Cheney did after removing Saddam. It wouldn’t be hard.

[Tuesday-morning update]

How snatching Maduro screws up everyone else’s plans.

This is the most assertive foreign policy against evil since Reagan. Dubya thought he was fighting the “axis of evil,” but he was far too soft on Islam.

[Bumped]

[Update a few minutes later]

The argument going around the Internet is that Cuba, Venezuela and probably Iran soon are no threat because they have completely collapsed with no power, no food, no water. Hence any actions against them are pure cruelty. If anything the rich capitalists should bail them out.…
— wretchardthecat (@wretchardthecat) January 6, 2026

Business, Economics, Space, Technology and Society, War Commentary

What To Watch For In Space This Year

January 2, 2026 Rand Simberg 1 Comment

Phil Metzger’s top 20:

🧵 1/ Here are the 20 things I’m watching in 2026 as potential disruptors of the space industry (positive & negative). They include things outside the space industry that may have oversized impact inside the space industry.

First item on the list:

1. Declining launch costs and… pic.twitter.com/2RtFM68Psu
— Phil Metzger (@DrPhiltill) January 1, 2026

Business, Economics, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Space, Technology and Society, War Commentary

The Energy Infrastructure

January 2, 2026 Rand Simberg 5 Comments

A clarion call, if we are to not be defeated by China:

I know some people think I only post silly videos and make ridiculous comments.

I joined this platform to write long form articles.

Unfortunately, no one reads more than 280 characters. https://t.co/nsqtmNXkcq
— Sovey (@SoveyX) January 2, 2026

History, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, War Commentary

The British State

December 19, 2025 Rand Simberg 6 Comments

Patriots should not fight for it.

Yes.

History, Media Criticism, Political Commentary, Technology and Society, War Commentary

A Holiday Warning

December 10, 2025 admin 16 Comments

Nothing to see here…but remember, the greatest threat is from white supremacists!

[Update a few minutes later]

Prepare for the coming storm. All LEOs should read this. Let’s hope that Kurt Schlichter wasn’t prescient with his novels.

History, Space, Technology and Society, War Commentary

ICBMs

November 21, 2025 Rand Simberg 36 Comments

Yes. It’s time (long past time, IMO) to move them from the Air Force to the Army. They’re really just very long-range artillery. Get the USAF out of both the missile and space business and get it to focus on aviation.

Transterrestrial Musings