Obama betrays them.
Well, what did you expect? They’re one of our few actual allies in the region.
Interstellar
The latest trailer:
The Two-Degree Warming Goal
It’s as simplistic and stupid as thinking that CO2 is a magical control knob for the climate.
Declaring War On ISIS
Thoughts on presidential powers from Richard Epstein.
I’ve been thinking about a long post on whether or not we’ve entered a post-Westphalia era. A lot of the confusion we’ve had over the past thirteen years has arisen from the fact that we’ve never had a formal declaration of war. If ISIS is a state (in the Westphalian sense), it is one that has certainly declared war on us, and a great deal of clarity would form if we were to reciprocate. It would end all this nonsense of treating Islamic terrorism as a criminal matter. They are no different from the Nazis, and their goals are in fact more vile and ambitious. As Netenyahu said yesterday, the Nazis believed in a master race, and they believe in a master religion.
Telomerase
The Salk Institute seems to have found an on/off switch for cell aging.
Faster, please.
I’m Not Religious, But I Don’t Hate Religion
I’m in George Will’s camp. His thoughts on baseball, God and ISIS.
Martine Rothblatt
As Glenn notes, I’m old enough to have known her decades ago when she was Martin. I saw her for the first time since the sex change a year ago at the New Space conference in San Jose. Anyway, a fascinating profile of her.
[Update a few minutes later]
D’oh! Now it makes sense. Gabriel Rothblatt is Martin’s/Martine’s son. He’s running for Bill Posey’s seat in Florida (at the Cape) on a space platform, and he was at this year’s conference. Unfortunately, he’s a Democrat.
The Blue Origin Engine
There’s a good report on the Bezos/Bruno announcement over at The Space Review.
Politico And The Clintons
They’re finally starting to ask tough questions.
OK, not really.