Random thoughts on politics, current events, popular culture, and whatever else interests me.
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Monday, September 27, 2021
Or, as Sam Axe from "Burn Notice" might say, "Chuck Findley is forever."
Sunday, September 26, 2021
The technical challenges of taking America and ultimately the world back to the moon are immense indeed. But those challenges are dwarfed by the political obstacles that stand between now and the day the next footsteps tread on the lunar surface.
Saturday, September 25, 2021
Friday, September 24, 2021
Thursday, September 23, 2021
President Joe Biden has inflicted the greatest damage to American honor and influence in recent memory with his botched extraction of troops from Afghanistan. However, along with tens of billions of military equipment, Afghan allies, and even some American citizens, Biden is leaving behind in excess of $1 trillion in mineral wealth that resides beneath the surface of that war-torn land.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Monday, September 20, 2021
Carbon capture technology , currently being developed by the private sector, would seem to achieve some of the goals of the Green New Deal without the wholesale destruction of the fossil fuel economy. Nuclear power and even planting trees (lots of trees) have also been proposed as part of a more sensible solution. However, a recent development at MIT has made the Green New Deal obsolete even before it has been enacted.
Sunday, September 19, 2021
The Inspiration4 crew has lifted off onboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon. By the time the gentle reader sees that it will likely have already returned to Earth after one of the most unusual and heartwarming space missions ever undertaken.
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Friday, September 17, 2021
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Monday, September 13, 2021
Sunday, September 12, 2021
SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility is located next to a wildlife preserve, according to the U.K. Guardian. The problem, from the environmentalists’ point of view, is that Musk’s development plan for the Starship involves test vehicles blowing up and raining debris on the preserve. This, according to The Guardian, adversely affects several “vulnerable” species. Frequent road closures and other activities at the site have only added to the environmental cause célèbre.
Saturday, September 11, 2021
Friday, September 10, 2021
Thursday, September 09, 2021
Wednesday, September 08, 2021
Tuesday, September 07, 2021
Monday, September 06, 2021
Sunday, September 05, 2021
The chaos that erupted in Afghanistan following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal of troops should have nothing to do with NASA’s Artemis return to the moon program. The two would not seem to be linked in any way. However, considering that Biden seems to have immolated his presidency by his Afghan retreat, his ability to affect anything, not to mention America’s renewed effort to return to the moon, is in question.
Saturday, September 04, 2021
Friday, September 03, 2021
Thursday, September 02, 2021
Wednesday, September 01, 2021
Barry Levinson To Direct Apollo 11 Limited Series From Kevin Costner, Stephen Kronish & Mike Medavoy
"It will look at one of the most historic events in U.S. history from a slightly different angle, stressing the personality conflicts within the flight team that almost doomed the mission before it left the launch pad – and how a NASA psychiatrist’s predictions of disaster for astronaut Buzz Aldrin were ignored by her superiors. The series will also look at the Soviet Union’s attempt to destroy Apollo 11 on its way to the moon, and the Cold War victory of America over its Russian enemy as well as celebrate the singular moment of accomplishment that drew together half a billion people around the world.