Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage is valid only if one ignores issues of national security and cultural incompatibilities. It assumes all trading partners are permanently friendly, with shared values. That's been the flaw of our China policy.
— Not-So-OK Boomer (@Rand_Simberg) April 21, 2020
LA Traffic
We’re driving down to Tustin today for a meeting, so I checked out Sigalert. The entire area is green, averaging 65 or 70. They don’t even bother to do traffic on the morning news.
Queen Nancy
…is non-essential.
She’s worse than non-essential.
The Last Star Wars Movie
Lileks watched it.
AB5
The stupid law is hindering coronavirus responses in California, probably killing people, but Newsom is sticking to his guns.
Imbeciles, elected by morons.
FAA-AST
They’ve completed their reorganization to ramp up launch activity. But I thought they were going to be restored to their own office reporting to the SecDOT? Is that not happening?
Mysterious Masked Man
…fights off masked men to save a masked man. I noted on Twitter the other day that this must really piss off Antifa and bank robbers, because they no longer stand out in a crowd.
COBOL
Want to make money? Brush up on it, or learn it.
Boeing
Will it still be able to charge a premium for its vaunted “spaceflight expertise”?
Boeing had been riding on its laurels for too long a time. As I noted in the book, companies don’t have experience; people do. With Gerst gone, there’s a new sheriff in town at NASA.
Goodbye, Meritocracy
..Hello…what?
We certainly aren’t well served by the current college-admissions process, but there is also too much pressure to get a subpar (at best) education for the actual purpose of getting a credential.