Mises Daily
Author:
Curran R. Kemp
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A recent article by Gregg Easterbrook in the December 8th, 2006 issue of Slate.com stated, “no one has any interest in settling Antarctica.” The main discussion of the article is the foolishness of NASA’s plan for a permanent moon base. Easterbrook is right about the waste of funds for such an endeavor, but some of his logic misses the point. Any