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Rand Simberg

Rand Simberg is a recovering aerospace engineer and a consultant in space commercialization, space tourism and Internet security. He offers occasionally biting commentary about infinity and beyond at his weblog, Transterrestrial Musings. He is an adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
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This Is What Pseudoscience Looks Like

Monday, July 9th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

A mighty wind of illogic is blowing...

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A Modest Proposal

Friday, June 29th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

The chief justice threw down the gauntlet on Thursday to those of us who support limited government.

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Time to Get Serious About Space Again

Sunday, June 24th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Frontiers have never been opened without risk, and this one will be no different.

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The Wrong Campaign Gaffe Comparison

Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Mitt Romney cares more about the poor than Barack Obama cares about the private sector.

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What Does the Success of the Dragon Mean?

Thursday, May 31st, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

America has returned to space.

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The Death of the Hockey Stick?

Thursday, May 17th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

The iconic symbol of the global warming panic may have taken a hit from which it will never recover.

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The Uncivil War of Climate Change Heats Up

Saturday, May 12th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Heartland should apologize for its billboard comparing warming advocates with the Unabomber.

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Is Asteroid Mining Legal?

Friday, May 4th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Property rights in space enter uncharted territory.

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Rectification of Names

Saturday, April 28th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

The "War on Terror" may be over but the fight against Islamism continues.

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The Asymmetry of Ideology

Thursday, April 26th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Liberals are unable to understand the moral universe of conservatives.

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Discovery, We Hardly Knew Ye

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Americans should lose the nostalgia for NASA and look to the future of private space flight for inspiration.

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Conduct Unbecoming

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Had they not been elected president, neither Bill Clinton nor Barack Obama would have been able to obtain even the most basic secret clearance.

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That ‘Inadvertent’ Editing at NBC

Sunday, April 8th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Why should we believe a network that commits serial transgressions against decent journalism?

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The White House/Media Cocoon on ObamaCare

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Media court watchers and those they protect in the White House seemed shocked at the questions raised by SCOTUS this week about ObamaCare.

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The New Neo-Nazis

Saturday, March 24th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Is Islamism of the right? The left? Or is it just wrong?

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The Left’s Long-Time War on Women

Sunday, March 18th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Misogyny and male chauvinism run deep in the roots of the modern Left.

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Fakegate: Can’t Hide This Decline

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Peter Gleick adds yet more fraud to the warmists’ resume.

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Fifty Years Ago: ‘God Speed, John Glenn’

Monday, February 20th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Space is finally becoming a place, rather than a program, thanks in part to pioneers like Glenn.

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The Advancement of the Toxic Totalitarian Nanny State

Thursday, February 16th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

A 4-year old girl's home-brought lunch is confiscated for being "unhealthy."

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Our Benevolent Marxist Masters

Monday, February 13th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Obama's budget obfuscates the difference between "need" and "desire."

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The Space Speech Newt Needs To Give

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

What Gingrich really meant when he proposed a base on the Moon.

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Nine Years Of Space Policy Disaster

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

The ninth anniversary of the Columbia Shuttle accident and our manned space program is in shambles.

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New Space Policy Questions and Advice for Mitt

Saturday, January 28th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

In the interest of continuing to improve him as a candidate should he get the nomination.

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Newt’s Lunar Base

Friday, January 27th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

What are the costs, technologies, and politics behind the speaker's promise of a moon colony as the 51st state?

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The Left’s Flexible Attitude Toward ‘Rights’

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 - by Rand Simberg

Selective outrage over abortion restrictions and none over curtailing gun rights.

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