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A No-brainer for Gov. Abbott
On October 2, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Japan voicing his support for the high speed railroad proposed to be built between Dallas and Houston by Texas Central Railroad. Texans Against High-Speed Rail, a group opposed to the project, contacted the governor and argued that he had been…
Property Rights in Space: A False Framework
In 1967, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union signed the Outer Space Treaty. While the treaty states that no country can claim sovereignty over outer space or any celestial body, it says nothing about what individuals may do. With a growing number of private companies making successful launches into space, pundits…
I Don’t Need Ted Cruz
ByjbpLast week, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was spotted on an airplane. Normally, this wouldn’t attract attention from the media, social or otherwise. However, Cruz was leaving Texas just days before a winter storm was about to do nasty things to the state. And this didn’t sit well with some on social media. One user wrote,…
Protecting the Weak by Shackling the Strong
Many critics of opening the economy claim that it means sacrificing the weak. The truth is, not opening the economy means sacrificing the strong–those who can and produce the values that all of us–weak and strong alike–want and need. Regardless of our risk level, we must consume values in order to live. And before values…
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
In May, a federal district court ruled that the eviction moratorium imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is unconstitutional. The judge stayed her injunction, which would have ended the moratorium, pending appeal. The case reached the Supreme Court in June. In late June, four justices voted to vacate the stay. Justice…
Capitalists on the Moon
At Jacobin Magazine, Luke Savage argues that against capitalists on the moon. He isn’t happy that billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are working to make space travel commercially viable. Space, he argues, should not be a playground exclusively for the wealthy: What is presently called “private space exploration,” after all, is in practice…