Archive for November, 2003



Sic Semper Tyrannis

I apologize for being sporadic about updates as of late; I’m just starting to crawl out of The Pile Of Stuff that is senior-level university classes. Anticipate more regular updates as things get more in order here; I have an end goal of two posts per week as I get things in order. Feel free […]

(Ed. Note: This was originally written as an article/screed for the Democratic Underground forums.)
The rumor mill is floating with the supposition that come December 17, President Bush is going to announce a Bold New Initative for American spaceflight, most likely a pledge to return to the Moon. My previous analysis of the rumor is pretty […]

The Afghan Constitution

Well, that was interesting timing. Couple days after I make my post on the democratization process in the Middle East, the Afghans go and draft a constitution on us. My omniscience isn’t to the point where I could have known to wait a few days before posting, sadly, but I can do with the […]

The Soft Bigotry of Lowered Expectations

From SpaceRef we get this report:
WASHINGTON - The year-long review of future directions for the U.S. space program is rapidly drawing towards selection of a policy path, Spacelift Washington has learned from sources close to the deliberations.
The final result may be a presidential announcement of the new space goal in a national address at […]