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1st Heinlein Prize Awarded
baxissimo writes "The first ever Heinlein prize for Advances in Space Commercialization is going to be awarded to Dr. Peter H. Diamandis, for various activities including his efforts as Founder and Chairman of the Ansari X Prize. The prize is a cool 1/2 million USD plus a few other nifty trinkets -- a gold Heinlein Medallion, the Lady Vivamus Sword (as described in Heinlein's book Glory Road) and a Laureate's Diploma. The award ceremony will be held in Houston, July 7, 2006. This prize has been around a good while (since Heinlein's death in 1988?) with no awardees. Hopefully this will make the existence of the prize a little more widely known, and help spur further developments like the X Prize."
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an ill wind that blows no good
The truth is way too close. The US "won" the nuclear arms race by outspending the Soviet Union, at a level which the Soviet system could not support and helped lead to its' demise.
One might argue, the way the current administration was able to stomp on Iraq despite the objection of all other world powers (except the UK, which encouraged Bush/Cheny to do the stomping), the US effectively gained domination over the whole world.
One might also be able to make a point that, with the wishy-washy Congress afraid to make an effective stand against the administration on the war mongering issue, we are uncomfortably close to a dictatorship situation.