…mornings will continue to get darker for now.
Political Quotes Of 2011
The fifty best.
Science History Bleg
Can folks provide me some examples of people who risked their lives in the pursuit of knowledge (e.g., Franklin flying the kite in the lightning storm)?
That Bloom Piece On Iowa
I wonder if he’s regretting that he wrote that interminable condescending thumbsucker? First he was lampooned by Iowahawk, and now he’s been (gently) eviscerated by Lileks.
Gun Control
…and its racist roots. Most “progressive” policies (e.g., the Wagner Act, Davis-Bacon) have racist roots.
A Not-So-Wonderful Life
A heretical review of a Hollywood classic.
Light Blogging
I’ve been working on a piece for PJMedia on Mitt Romney’s (non) space policy, and a projection of what will be happening in space in 2012 for Popular Mechanics. Plus, I just got back from the dentist to get a tooth implant.
3-D Printers
…are going mainstream. An interesting survey at Computer World. As I’ve noted previously, this is a key technology for space development.
Time For Holder To Resign
It’s long past time:
If all Holder has in defense of his performance and that of his Department of Justice is playing the race card in an attempt to bully his critics into silence, then he truly has no defense at all. With the families of 300 murder victims mourning deaths delivered by the ATF’s weaponry, dismissing criticism of Holder’s performance as attorney general as bigotry is not just despicable, it should be a disqualification for the office he holds.
So, let me get this straight. If I object to a coverup of a government policy that killed three hundred Mexicans, it’s because I’m racist?
Obama’s GM
Is he really going to run on this bailout? It may get him some votes in Michigan, but not much anywhere else.