Eric Berger profiles the next investor to go into space.
The Unbearable Whiteness Of Being An Academic
If there is so much racism in America, why do white people want to be not white? Why are they giving up their supposed “privilege”?
I heard an interview with Mike Shellenberger the other day in which he pointed out that if he declared himself to be a woman, his lefty friends would encourage him, but if he claimed to be black, they’d denigrate him. Yet (as he pointed out) he has a much more biologically in common with a black man than with any woman.
A Grape-Seed Extract
Techno-Optimism
An interesting essay by Noah Smith.
The Democrats
This seems to me to be related to Haidt’s discovery that conservatives can predict leftist behavior/beliefs much better than vice versa.
Mandates
“Ve haff vays uff getting you vaxed.”
Humanity’s Second Parting
Thoughts from Wretchard on the coming end of instantaneous communications.
Light Posting
We’re driving up to the Bay Area to attend this event this weekend. I’ll have the laptop, but probably not much time to post.
The New Space Race
Glenn Reynolds says that we have to watch out for China.
A Space Station Gap?
I haven’t read the OIG report on commercial space stations yet, but Jeff Foust has.
I’m not as pessimistic. If Starship works as planned, it will completely change the way we’d build space facilities, and make them cheaper and faster.