Laughing Wolf has thoughts.
And yes, the historical irony is immense.
All posts by Rand Simberg
How To Beat Kamala
Part 1:
Lileks
…writes his last column for the Strib.
Islam
…and the future of the west.
We’re not too far gone yet, but Britain may be.
Putin’s Embarrassment
What the hell is going on in Kursk?
I’m guessing that part of the idea was to force the Russians to redeploy troops away from the lines in Ukraine.
The Onslaught By The Media
Jeffrey Carter describes it. We’re in a fight to save the Republic.
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Question everything. They are not deserving of our trust.
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The establishment are fighting like the cornered rats they are.
Boeing And SLS
The fiasco continues.
But hey, let’s keep giving them billions of taxpayer dollars for a launch system that is behind schedule and that no one needs except Boeing and its pet Congresspeople.
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More from Eric Berger.
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This seems relevant: Our crisis of institutional incompetence. Fortunately, SpaceX doesn’t suffer from this. Yet.
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Thoughts on Boeing and the defense implications from Jared Isaacman.
Some additional context: the headlines of stranded astronauts are unfair and misleading, but not necessarily clickbait, as I think the public has a genuine interest in the situation. My comments on Starliner are based entirely on what is in the public domain and has been… https://t.co/KDPd7yjMJS
— Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) August 10, 2024
And yes, it is probably the most consequential safety decision NASA has made since Columbia.
[Late-morning update]
Has NASA’s safety culture changed since Columbia?
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The fall of Boeing is complete.
Oh, I don’t know. I think that they still have some room below.
The Second Space Race
A review of Greg Autry’s and Peter Navarro’s new book on China. Greg gave me a copy last Saturday at an event in downtown LA, but I haven’t read it yet.
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“The book serves as both a wake-up call and a reminder of the importance of space exploration.”
I hate that phrase. It’s the importance of space development. Exploration is just a means to that end.
Justice
A federal appeals court has ruled that a takings lawsuit against the CDC on the eviction moratorium during covid can move forward.
Unfortunately, if the landlords win, it will be the taxpayers on the hook for this, not the bureaucrats responsible, so it’s not clear how this will create the proper disincentives.
Memory Problems With Age
…are linked to a key enzyme.
Faster, please.