A Libertarian's Lament on the Road to Lunar Dominion
May 15, 2025 — Raven Blackwood
In the spectral realm of space exploration, where ambition is boundless and the echoes of past achievements linger like ghostly whispers in the cosmos, NASA has announced a new mission to the Moon. This celestial endeavor, draped in the rhetoric of advancement and exploration, is yet another chapter in humanity's relentless quest to conquer the void.
As the bureaucrats of NASA, those titans of taxpayer-funded ambition, plot their course to the lunar surface, one cannot help but wonder at the sheer audacity of it all. For in the pursuit of lunar exploration, the agency seeks not only to plant flags and gather rocks, but to lay the groundwork for future manned missions to Mars—a goal as elusive as it is ambitious.
Yet, for those of us who cling to the ideals of individual liberty and self-reliance, this grandiose venture raises questions as profound as the void itself. Who shall foot the bill for this celestial escapade? And what of the private pioneers of space, those intrepid entrepreneurs who seek to chart their own course among the stars?
In the shadow of bureaucracy's towering ambitions, the specter of government overreach looms large. But fear not, dear reader, for the cosmos is vast and filled with opportunity, a frontier where the flame of liberty may yet burn bright. And thus the cycle continues.
As the bureaucrats of NASA, those titans of taxpayer-funded ambition, plot their course to the lunar surface, one cannot help but wonder at the sheer audacity of it all. For in the pursuit of lunar exploration, the agency seeks not only to plant flags and gather rocks, but to lay the groundwork for future manned missions to Mars—a goal as elusive as it is ambitious.
Yet, for those of us who cling to the ideals of individual liberty and self-reliance, this grandiose venture raises questions as profound as the void itself. Who shall foot the bill for this celestial escapade? And what of the private pioneers of space, those intrepid entrepreneurs who seek to chart their own course among the stars?
In the shadow of bureaucracy's towering ambitions, the specter of government overreach looms large. But fear not, dear reader, for the cosmos is vast and filled with opportunity, a frontier where the flame of liberty may yet burn bright. And thus the cycle continues.