One dangerous effect of doomerism is tyranny. If the next innovation marks our doom, then surely a little—or a lot—of tyranny is justified! But in fact, it is stasis, not change, that will mark our end. humanprogress.org/enemies-of-civ…

Today I sit down with my friend JB Mauney — the greatest bull rider ever. He earned the reputation Dragonslayer for a reason: because he rode bulls no one else could. We talk extensively about how he conquered the legendary bull, Bushwacker. Bull riders are as tough as anyone

Better to rebuild at home, open the frontiers of our solar system, & reach for the stars. Strike where needed & strike hard to defend the sovereignty of our nation & freedom of our people; but then get out fast & reject the sort of crusades & entangling alliances that would

Did you know🚨: A civilization 2,000 light-years away looking at Earth today would see the Roman Empire.

This is what can lead to a market revolution in space: first, a painfully slow (& often languishing) process of developing the technology needed to access new & untapped frontiers; second, a game-changing technological breakthrough which lowers costs by an order of magnitude;

100% agreed with the ever-reasonable John Stossel here. Free people competing to serve one another’s needs in a free market can & will fix our economy. Over a longer time horizon, the same forces will also extend & transform our civilization. The trouble is that we’ve moved so

For decades, US home territory was seen as a secure staging ground for long-range air power, which allowed for global power projection unlike any other nation on Earth. Low cost, remote-controlled drones are now testing those assumptions. “It is the first time a US airbase was

The Office of Space Commerce has rolled out its proposal for a “light touch” approach to mission authorization, the latest attempt in a long-running effort to regulate new commercial space applications. buff.ly/GNNGuIn

This century old essay by Henry Ford on the logic of mass production is mind blowing. The man knew what he was doing — not just at the micro level but at the macro level. Moreover, Ford didn’t just endeavor to build a closed, centralized ecosystem he could control, but an open,

Liberty & capitalism are indispensable to the forward progress of human civilization; both need new frontiers to survive. As I see it, this is America’s purpose & our service to the forward progress of our species. The miracle which began in America long before the Revolution of

Fear not. Science is not the sole domain of government.

No, communism is not better than whatever you are complaining about.

Thank you to Daniel Fox for a surprisingly refreshing interview on ‘The Future of Space’ podcast. We spoke about the emergence of a digital economy in space, the hope of interplanetary settlement, and the long-term logic of moving heavy industry to space as future generations

On the flip side, much of your security, comfort, capability, & freedom exists because someone took the initiative to build & scale abundance into the world — & earned a fortune in the process. That’s called capitalism & it’s an unambiguous force for good.

Milton Friedman dismantles the “capitalism = greed” narrative: “Tell me, is there some society you know that doesn’t run on greed? You think Russia doesn’t run on greed? You think China doesn’t run on greed? What is greed? Of course, none of us are greedy, it’s only the other

A distinct possibility that we and our great power rivals (Russia, China, Iran, or even North Korea) are shadow boxing with anti-satellite weapons in the strategic high ground of space and we're witnessing the downstream effects of that shadow boxing...

Most people are fickle. One day, they celebrate your presence with palm leaves & great expectations. Days later, they abandon you to those who would drag you through the street & nail you to a cross. Nothing good happens in this world without some form of pain & suffering — or