The Death of The Expert Class, 1903 Edition

The story behind the New York Times’ 1903 claim that human flight was between one and ten million years away is even worse than it looks.

Once you understand the backstory, you realize that the New York Times story is not really about flight at all but about how elites and… https://t.co/6JlRT1nja8

— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) April 5, 2026