Politics

Politics, unfortunately, are involved in almost every aspect of a republic affecting not just who is in office but what new scientific ventures receive funding and what new ideas will even be allowed.

Blog: Why NSA Surveillance Matters

In the news last week was how the NSA apparently has been getting a data dump from Verizon about every call made on its network for the last three months. More disturbing were politicians coming out and telling people, like Harry Reid did, to “calm down” since this was “nothing new” and a “continuation of […]

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm June 10, 2013 Tags: ,
Blog: Ugh…

Thanks to what happened at the Boston Marathon today, get ready for a whole lot more “homeland security”.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm April 15, 2013 Tags: ,
Blog: Ski Areas: The Perfect Example of a Libertarian Society?

When skiing, I noticed the behaviors and social interactions among perfect strangers who stood to benefit nothing from acting in a kind and responsible manner with each other and had to ask, “Is this what minimal government could look like?”

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm March 4, 2013 Tags: ,
Blog: New Bill To Reform NASA Funding

A couple of United States Representatives are proposing a way to ensure NASA projects have continued funding through their lifetimes. Good? Bad? We say good.

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm August 17, 2012 Tags: , ,
Blog: Property Rights In Space

James Cameron and a few other underachievers have announced plans to mine asteroids in space. But the state of property law in space is… up in the air. How would you encourage space entrepreneurship?

 
By Colin Andrew Ferm May 1, 2012 Tags: , , , ,