Airman + consultant + aero engineer interested in national strategy, domestic policy, environmentalism, good food, and all things aviation. Views = mine alone and not representative of anyone I work for. #airpower
David Alman
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Sad news out of Edwards. Aviation is unforgiving.
The battleship Conte di Cavour on sea trials after modernization, 1936.
This chart from Thomas Piketty illustrates what Jefferson Cowie calls “the Great Exception,” the period of the New Deal Order from the 1930s to the 1970s when inequality was low, and rates of unionization and federal marginal tax rates were high.
It’s a bit rich from me given “flies planes for uncle sam” but 1) we’re ostensibly the good guys, 2) the population can vote, and 3) a lot of us can’t quit even if we wanted to
Different than “get rich working for one of the worst people on the earth who destroys good”
At least Mitchell is more blatantly “we like airplanes”
Like just say you like boats, don’t try to mask it with this nonsense economic security / global commons argument
“We need so many more merchant ships so that way we can still conduct trade during a war with China!”
Bro the stuff comes from China!!!!! It doesn’t matter!!!!
Half of the “maritime” / “naval” think pieces I read are basically like: “we need the East India Company, Royal Navy circa 1840, mercantilism, and a lead on technology; this will cost us a cool $400 bil a year.”
They then go on to not even talk about how that will meaningfully improve security!!!!
