I suppose the review to follow isn't all too apropos of Libertarianism, so to start I'll mention two ways in which it relates. First, of all the bad things The Empire has done, Neil Armstrong's footprint on The Moon represents probably the best thing it has done.  Make no mistake, the effort was almost certainly a waste of money, and an incredibly unnecessary art project given the ultimate outcome.  Regardless, the achievement transcends the cost-equivalent lost opportunity of funding welfare XX% over XX years.  That's not to say the wealth wasn't wasted at the expense of poor and rich...