I think it's great they're contemplating establishing a manned base station on the moon in the near future.

I think that's where all the funding should go----to a project that has a potential for actually accomplishing something useful and constructive.

They shouldn't spend one more penny on wasted efforts at social or economic reform.  Societies are total losers.  Nothing but aggregates of "abusive parents" and "abused rivaling siblings".

The average U.S. citizen is like "the child who can't decide whether to believe his parents or his teachers".

(Fixing the infrastructure is about the only terrestrial issue I can think of that's worth investing in) 

                                       Musing For Today

You'll notice how little overall choice one has of consumer products when shopping

...yet try to purchase any one product and you're given a thousand variations of that same product to choose from

                                        Constitutionality

                                          First Amendment

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

So what's with this "War On Christianity", or hatred of Muslims, or hatred of Jews, or atheists bashing anyone who "believes in God"?

Just as governments should keep their nose out of religion and religions should, likewise, keep their noses out of government, a lot of individuals could afford to keep their own personal beliefs out of social and business interactions and only to themselves

Or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press

Making bomb threats may not be covered by this, but one should be able to express strong opinions nonetheless.

And, also, keep politics and religion out of the media (they won't, though, of course)

Or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of  grievances

Rioting, smashing windows, setting fires, overturning vehicles is NOT a "peaceable assembling"

            Eighth Amendment

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishment inflicted.

Society sure sacked THIS one A LONG TIME AGO!!!!

 I have a stiff soreness on the inside of my right knee.  I'm hoping it goes away soon.  If not, then I'll have to get it looked into.

THAT I'm hoping I don't have to do. I always dread needing the services of ANY kind of professional.  Once you put yourself into the hands of one your time is no longer your own----you're now on THEIR schedule.  They can have you coming in any time of day.

What's even worse is when it takes a multitude of appointments or sessions to complete the treatment(s) (or repair(s)).  They never seem to be able to schedule each appointment "two days apart"  

...instead, it's like: "I'm all booked up the entire month of March.  It won't be 'till sometime mid-April when we can see each other again".  ("'All booked up'?  What are you, a medical doctor, or are you running a commercial airline?  Should I have 'made reservations ahead of time'?  What IS this shit?")

All "professional class" types do this:  Lawyers, doctors, dentists, financial consultants, psychiatrists, psychologists, auto mechanics, the cable company, plumbers, and so forth

...they all figure you're "not going anywhere or doing anything" and will always "be indefinitely available at all times" whenever they decide they want to "serve you" or "do business with you".

 So-o-o-o-o-o-o ....

The Japanese government has decided to discharge some of the wastewater from the ill-fated Fukushima nuclear power plant directly into the Pacific Ocean.

I wonder how the late Jacques Cousteau would have felt about this.

 Remember ....

...when a lot of those who rode the bus and subway were either on their morning 9-to-5 commute or college students on their way to class?

Nowadays it's mainly those who can't afford SUVs, pickup trucks, or luxury sedans who make up most bus riders and subway commuters

Why is it ....

....that restaurants that serve rice with their meals don't provide spoons for their customers----only forks and knives?

Should one always have to pick rice pellets off their shirt and the edge of the table every time they dine at certain establishments?

 Have you noticed ....

...that when the COVID-19 crisis was declared we suddenly weren't hearing any more about Greta Thunberg?

I'm guessing it's because of all the intense passion and fervor the illustrious teen "white knightess" put into her ubiquitous environmentalism crusades alongside her obsession with "the detrimental impact greenhouse gasses are having on planet earth".

Once the shutdowns were implemented all services were reduced to "take-out only" or "online shopping and delivery".

All business, medical, and occupational activities were converted to "virtual online".  And all aid and assistance, like food pantries and COVID testing sites, were "drive-thru only"

...not only excluding and discriminating against non-drivers, bus riders and subway commuters, as well as those without home internet service, but also clearly nurturing and profiting the automotive industry, the oil industry, and the high-tech industries as well.

They mandated that we all "wear face masks", don't get too close to strangers and casual acquaintances, "wash our hands frequently" and "wipe down all surfaces"

...while it was still okay to subject us all to a further increase in air and environmental pollution.

                                               Musing For Today

Focusing all of one's attention on

...COVID-19 while oblivious to all other health concerns

...racism while oblivious to all other forms of prejudice and discrimination

...gun control while ignoring other crucial social issues

...is a lot like a country sending every one of its spies into just ONE hostile nation instead of spreading them all out evenly into all hostile ones.