Ted Cruz is going to hold what looks to be an interesting hearing next week.
The Fate Trump Spared Us
Why despite my visceral dislike and low opinion of Trump, I’m still glad she lost:
I am sure Obama always remained ambivalent about Hillary Clinton from their 2008 contest, as he was very critical of Bill Clinton’s “triangulation” in The Audacity of Hope. Then, too, we know that Hillary’s 2008 campaign was an organizational disaster from start to finish, reflecting her own disorderly mind, arrogant manner, and presumptuous character. It appears she learned nothing from that experience as the campaign approached.
Yes. As I’ve always said, she’s an incompetent, corrupt hack, and her administration would have been a disaster on top of terrible policy.
[Update late morning]
Hillary ran the worst presidential campaign ever. And there’s no reason to think that she’d have run the country any better.
Hyperloop
Several proposed routes. Some make more sense than others, to me. I’m surprised there’s no LA-Vegas.
California
How it gave us Trumpism.
An Ignominious Record
We are now into the longest gap in our ability to get Americans into space on American rockets since Alan Shepard flew.
The long gap was caused by our risk aversion, because "safety," not returning America to space, is "the highest priority." https://t.co/bI0SYEDHHm
— SafeNotAnOption (@SafeNotAnOption) April 18, 2017
Not Sure Whether You Should Try This At Home
Mass producing sugar rockets.
[Update a while later]
Over at Arocket, it is pointed out that probably the most hazardous thing with this is not the propellants, or tamping them, but potential shards from PVC casings.
House Members
They’re not the only ones. Senators should too. As well as members of what passes for the press. None of them seem to understand the roles and responsibilities of the various branches of the federal government.
The Simpsons Compete With South Park
…by going after SJWs at Yale. I’m sure that Glenn Reynolds is appalled at what’s happened to his alma mater.
The Outer Space Treaty
Bob Zimmerman says that Trump should open up the solar system by renegotiating the deal.
How United Happens
Thoughts from Charlie Martin.
It’s very clear that this wasn’t caused by overbooking per se, and all of the outraged economic ignorance about it would be astounding if I didn’t see so much economic ignorance in general.