Why they are at least as moral as wages. This kind of irrationality is more than partly a consequence of the failure of the public-education system. Or its success, depending on one’s point of view.
Freedom From Speech On Campus
I’ve never been a fan of Janet Napolitano, but I’m glad to see that she’s finally stepping up and recognizing the problem in academia.
Journalism
How historically ignorant are “journalists”? This ignorant.
A New Suborbital Vehicle
I don’t think that vertical takeoff, horizontal landing is the best way to go. Anyway, I’ll believe it when I see it.
[Update a while later]
Bad link is fixed now, sorry.
Faster Ethernet
The new standard that pushes 5 Gb/s through Cat 6.
Bravery At My Alma Mater
A University of Michigan student has selected “His Majesty” as his personal pronoun.
[Update a while later]
Lord High Emperor Of The Galaxy#UMPronounChallengehttps://t.co/0PT67KYoZs
— Deplorable-In-Chief (@Rand_Simberg) September 30, 2016
The Southern San Andreas
Is it about to blow?
While it would be pretty devastating, because of the distance, it wouldn’t affect LA as much. The one I worry about is a smaller one, like a 7 on the Newport-Inglewood, just a few miles from the house. That was the one that did a lot of damage in Long Beach in the thirties.
The Democrats’ War On Blacks
The party was founded to preserve slavery, and it continues to this day. It’s just taken a more insidious form.
Female Reporters Covering Trump
I’d have a mite more sympathy for them if I didn’t remember how many of these people thought this was perfectly fine way to treat Sarah Palin eight years ago. I would never use those kinds of words to describe Hillary, but I’m perfectly comfortable describing the former Secretary of State as a corrupt incompetent serial felon and liar.
The Crisis In Space Science
What looks to be an interesting paper from Martin Elvis, an astrophysicist who groks private spaceflight.