Democracy's Road to Tyranny

Musk Targets Retail Investors For Up To 30% Of SpaceX's IPO Shares Elon Musk is planning a highly unconventional IPO for SpaceX, aiming to make it one of the largest public offerings ever, with a target raise in the tens of billions, according to the Wall Street Journal. Instead of relying solely on the standard investor roadshow, he is considering bringing investors directly to SpaceX sites, where they could tour facilities and potentially witness rocket launches—turning the pitch into an immersive experience designed to build excitement and demand. A central part of...

Unitree Unveils Real-Life Transformer Robot. Only Costs $650,000 Chinese robotics firm Unitree, known for its robot dogs and humanoids, has unveiled a production-ready "manned mecha": a large robotic machine piloted by a human. Unitree wrote on X that the manned mecha costs $650,000 and weighs as much as a car. The bipedal mecha is piloted by a human operator who sits in its belly.  The machine looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. And it tranforms into a giant robo-dog.  Chinese media outlet Global Times reported that Unitree Robotics CEO Wang...

DeSantis Rolls Out Redistricting Map - Partisan Framing May Put It In Legal Peril Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out a proposed redistricting map for the state this week, but the way he did it could give ammunition to lawyers mounting inevitable legal challenges that will follow the map's expected approval by the legislature, both Democratic and Republican observers say. Some Republican legislators are uneasy with DeSantis' rollout of the plan -- which he shared with Fox News before he shared it with them.  Today, Republicans hold 20 of Florida's US...