Category Archives: Politics

Visionaries

Posted on 7 October 2014 by Joseph Shoer

The Space Review has a fantastic article that invaded my whole way of thinking this morning while I was trying to get into my groove for work. It casts the golden age of space exploration – the Space Race – … Continue reading →

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Threat assessment

Posted on 6 May 2014 by Joseph Shoer

Sometimes, I wish I had more Republican Congressmen to write to. Human-caused climate change is a national security issue. It threatens our lives, our property, and our way of life. And it is the only thing that we know, for a … Continue reading →

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A difficult question for space advocates

Posted on 21 June 2013 by Joseph Shoer

It’s that time of year again! That is, it’s NASA Authorization Act time. Mostly, I agree with Dr. Steve Squyres’ views. NASA does need a clear long-term goal, it is getting too little support for its missions, and it would be best to … Continue reading →

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Money matters

Posted on 9 February 2013 by Joseph Shoer

The whole public debate about sequestration, cutting the deficit, and stimulating the economy is looking in the wrong directions. The broad solutions are simple: (1) the federal government should not spend as much as it does in relation to its … Continue reading →

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Quantitative Revolution

Posted on 8 November 2012 by Joseph Shoer

We’re going through an interesting sort of revolution in America. One after another, various disciplines are realizing (or, it’s coming out publicly that they have realized) that math is useful for stuff. Wherever there is data available, a scientific, quantitative approach … Continue reading →

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The Most Important Issue

Posted on 21 October 2012 by Joseph Shoer

I’ve seen some political surveys recently that ask respondents to pick the most important issue to them from a predefined list, and I’ve never had any of these lists include what I think is the most important issue facing our … Continue reading →

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I Like Affordable Care

Posted on 27 March 2012 by Joseph Shoer

I’m rooting for the Affordable Care Act – also known as Obamacare (for some reason I don’t understand – since Congress had more to do with it than the President did, and since its intellectual roots could reasonably be called … Continue reading →

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