On Fiat and LawThis is my third article on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), Here are the prior ones. Hopefully this one will be better.Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021
I Still Believe The National Debt is a Big ProblemI have finished digesting Chapter 3 of The Deficit Myth, and I still don’t agree with its premise that the national debt is not a big…Mar 27, 2021Mar 27, 2021
My journey into MMTTaking a break from my history reading, I wish to once again wear the hat of the armchair macroeconomist.Mar 19, 2021Mar 19, 2021
LEO Catchers as a Launch Assist SystemI mentioned this topic on this blog a few times:Aug 19, 2019Aug 19, 2019
The Value of Low Lunar Orbit Space StationsI am a fan of space guns as a means of lifting material off a planet and into space. These would work horribly for Earth, but the moon is…Dec 24, 2017Dec 24, 2017
An Essay on AI and IncumbencyThis a futurology piece, the study of the future.Dec 23, 2017Dec 23, 2017
Published inHackerNoon.comPractical Understanding of Lunar CyclersIn the book Artemis by Andy Weir, people are ferried between the Earth and moon aboard space liners that follow “cycler” trajectories. Weir…Dec 21, 20171Dec 21, 20171
Interlocking Crescent Orbital CatchersThis post expands on the space-elevator-alternative launch system that uses an orbital electromagnetic track to catch a suborbital payload…Oct 8, 20171Oct 8, 20171
Suborbital Transit with HoveringThe mathematically optimal solution for the lowest-fuel trajectory to drive a rocket from one point on a planetary body to another (in…Oct 8, 2017Oct 8, 2017
The Ghosts that Haunt Engineering VisionariesIn 2003, I had just started in an engineering program. The pivotal technical core classes were still several semesters in the future, but I…Jul 24, 2017Jul 24, 2017