Ignatius Forum 2021: ‘Our Future in Space’
UFO Questions Journalists Aren’t Asking — But Should
Our advice to the Washington Post’s David Ignatius, who has a golden opportunity next Wednesday to ask officials about aliens.
Next week the National Cathedral in Washington D.C. will hold its annual Ignatius Forum, a national public affairs symposium where experts come to address matters of public concern that political elites are grappling with. In the last few years, topics have included the threat of nuclear war, corporate social responsibility, cyberspace war and Covid-19.
One week from Wednesday, on Nov. 10, several speakers will address Our Future in Space, with guests including scientists, government officials and a theologian. The National Cathedral describes the event this way:
Space is the new frontier for humanity. NASA is planning a new generation of exploration, scientists are debating the possibility of extraterrestrial life, and military planners are developing weapons for space warfare. What does this “space rush” mean — at a moment when billionaires are launching private spaceships, and the Director of National Intelligence has released a report assessing Unidentified Aerial Phenomena? As we look toward the…
