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Tag Archives: Americans
Science and Technology: Some thoughts on Gingrich’s moon base idea and on why America is losing the technology race
My first thought on reading the predictable backlash against Newt Gingrich’s moon base idea was, “Americans suck.” I thought that because the backlash is so short-sighted of all the positive things building a moon base would bring to the table. It’s not like the money and effort to build a moon base would be poured […] Continue reading
Posted in Science and Technology, Space
Tagged Americans, money, moon, moon base, technology
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The cost of reality: who do you believe in?
I believe a significant part of the debate over everything from massive deficits to union bargaining rights centers around a question most people never consciously consider: who do they believe in? In this case, I am not talking about belief or lack … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, History, Nations, News, Philosophy, Politics, Predictions, Preparedness, Society, Spending, United States, World Watch
Tagged Americans, cost, Debt, deficit, Government, health care, History, questions, Reality, responsibility, United States
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Because what the 16 percent believe should be good enough for the rest of us
Via The Daily Beast comes word of a new Gallup poll that laments that just 16 percent of Americans believe in secular Scientific evolution. Now, I have all kinds of issues with polls, but this one seems pretty fair and straightforward. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, News, Philosophy, Science and Technology
Tagged Americans, belief, Beliefs, claims, knowledge, Polls, science, Thinking, truth, understanding
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The stimulus is over
So, now it hits the fan. You see, the about $1 trillion the Obama administration spent over the past two years stimulating the economy had exactly the effect people who try to understand the actual economy expected it to: those … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Nations, Philosophy, Politics, Society, Spending, United States, World Watch
Tagged Americans, Business, Control, Economy, Future, Government, jobs, money, Spending, stimulus, taxes
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