The loss of both the Challenger and the Columbia were tragedies. But they were both just part of a much greater failure. It’s not a popular thing to say. And, to some people it seems unpatriotic. Especially space geeks and other technology enthusiasts who grew up during the Apollo program and caught the bug of excitement over the development of space flight don’t like anyone to … [Read more...] about The Space Shuttle was a Failure
Was it Aliens?
Some people look at the tech explosion of the 20th century and think that aliens must have helped us with it. Or maybe we “reverse engineered” it from crashed alien space ships at Area 51 or something. And I’ll have to admit that it can look magical to someone who isn’t a techie. Quote Arthur C. Clarke’s law: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable … [Read more...] about Was it Aliens?
Commercial Space Flight
The idea of space travel is embedded deep within the collective psyche of the United States of America and has been for a very, very long time. It saw its first light in the public’s fascination with the novels of H.G. Wells (War of the Worlds) and Jules Verne (From the Earth to the Moon and a Trip Around It) and the fantasy stories of John Carter of Mars written by Tarzan … [Read more...] about Commercial Space Flight
What about the Gold Standard?
Use of the gold standard is a controversial topic. Proponents insist that it would limit inflation as well as government oppression and overreach. They say that the currency that we use should be tied to and be able to be exchanged for something physical which has intrinsic value. In 1966 Alan Greenspan, who later became a long-term Chairman of the Federal Reserve, wrote … [Read more...] about What about the Gold Standard?
The Percent Wealth Tax Heist
Let’s just start right in on the obvious: First of all, taxes are necessary in a well organized society. Capitalism – yes, the “free market” capitalism that so many freedom lovers love to promote – requires a certain amount of taxation to pay at least for a court system to adjudicate both torts and commercial disputes and infractions of the various regulations that are … [Read more...] about The Percent Wealth Tax Heist