Care to provide an example of a "non-sequitur or otherwise absurd metaphor"?

So it's way harder if you don't.

What truth is that?

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” –Francis M. Wilhoit

Have you got one?

What was that about four-year-olds not being sentient?

And then someone is dead.

Make the ones giving out these loans responsible for funding the program. After all, they're responsible for its necessity in the first place.

Conservatism is about making it illegal for the rest of the world to exist in a manner other than the one that you personally want it to.

I've heard that SpaceX's corporate culture revolved around shielding the actual work being done from Elon's decisions.

...Where's the book title?

Which, of course, puts you at a competitive disadvantage compared to those who use cheaper but less green tech. Which just goes to show why we need regulation.