Rand Simberg
A Culture of Intimidation
If Barack Obama didn’t directly order the harassment of his political enemies, he certainly encouraged it.
That Nineties Show
It’s a bad rerun of a show that was awful the first time, and yet ran far too long.
Are Homosexuals Born, or Made?
Jason Collins’ coming-out party raises interesting scientific questions.
Another ‘Successful Failure’ for SpaceX
The vessel's excellent team overcame a mid-flight glitch and completed the mission.
Where No Man (or Woman) Has Gone Before
Dennis Tito's plan to go to Mars by 2018 has skeptics scoffing and space buffs cheering.
Chuck Hagel vs. ‘Advise and Consent’: Know Your Constitutional Duty, Senators
The clause has nothing to do with party. It is a necessary check on Executive Branch power.
Chelyabinsk: What, Exactly, Just Happened? (Updated)
The jury should still be out on whether this was related to the other asteroid. More: Did Another Space Rock Crash in Cuba?
Ten Years After Columbia
A moment by moment review of how the Columbia space shuttle fell apart high above the western United States.
Another Private Company Announces Plans to Mine Asteroids
Deep Space Industries goes beyond mining to include space-based manufacturing.
Time for Some Common-Sense Publishing Controls
What would Second Amendment bloviators say if we applied their logic to the First Amendment?
How Realistic Are Golden Spike’s Plans?
The company's proposed lunar mission will depend on whether investors have confidence in its plans.
Egypt’s ‘Moderate’ and ‘Pragmatic’ Dictator
President Morsi and the "non-ideological" Muslim Brotherhood. More: Why Doesn’t Egypt’s Military Do Something About Morsi’s Power Grab?
The Ideological Underpinnings of the Tax Rate Debate
One side supports "growth" while the other side supports "social justice."
Chuck Woods vs. Cindy Sheehan: Whom Does Media Give ‘Absolute Moral Authority’?
The grieving father's tribute to honor has received attention from exactly one network, while Sheehan was ubiquitous.
The Climate-Change Ambulance Chasers
Hurricane Sandy reminds us that climate hysterics can never resist an opportunity to use a natural disaster to flog their anti-technology, anti-humanity hobbyhorse.
Ambassador Chris Stevens Is Dead; Al-Qaeda Is Alive
The false campaign narrative of the president’s foreign policy.
German Troops Riot in Italy over Disney Film!
Featuring an insulting Donald Duck, it seems like crude propaganda. Generals Patton and Clark were asked for comment, but their response was unprintable.
The Obama Campaign’s New False Narrative
Was fixing the economic mess really too big a job for any president?
The GOP’s Non-Existent Space Policy
When innocuous platitudes substitute for serious proposals to reform NASA and jump start private space ventures.
California Prefers Trains to Nowhere over Rocket Ships
A private space company is pulling up stakes in the once-Golden State and heading for Texas.
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