- Ruchba (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
Oddly, while the Omicrons have no proper names, dimmer Omega-1 (the brighter and western of its pair) is known as Ruchba (from an Arabic phrase meaning “the Hen’s Knee), which is not be confused with the OTHER Ruchbah, Delta Cassiopiae, the two being distinguished only by their English spellings.
- The Education of a Libertarian (cato-unbound.org)
Peter Thiel shares the belief that politics is mostly futile, a conclusion he reached after years of activism. In particular, he believes that democratic politics is unlikely to bring about libertarian outcomes. Fortunately, politics is just one sphere of human life, and it’s possible, he argues, to create technologies that minimize its reach. Thiel describes a “deadly race” between politics and technology, in which human freedom is the prize. The goal of libertarian activism should not be to win in politics, he argues, but to escape it.