Recently I have been pilloried for pointing out the fallacy of the whole ethanol ethos. Originally, I connected an individual to the error (and there are a number of them), and of course people suggested that I was attacking that individual. One has to wonder what happened to logic. I have said all over my website that I attack ideas, not people. I have never been personal in my criticism, though some confuse the sanctioning of bad ideas with calling the individuals bad.

The distinction used to be universally understood. I like and hugely admire Elon Musk. But I regard his stated goal of colonizing Mars absolutely eminently "crackers". The two things can coexist, people. Think about it.