California as the Boss of Us
Bad enough that we’re ordered about by the government in Washington. But what about this business of being ordered about by the government of California?
Its befehlshaber (that’s German for order-giver) Jerry...
VW Exec to Plead Guilty to Non-Crime, Faces 169 Years
A Volkswagen AG executive charged in the automaker's diesel emissions scandal plans to plead guilty on August 4 in U.S. District Court in Detroit, a court spokesman said Tuesday.
Oliver Schmidt, who...
2011 Chevy Cruze
From the Vega to the Chevette to the Cavalier to the Cobalt - GM's economy cars have had their ups and downs.
Some (like Cobalt) were decent; others (like Cavalier) were disasters.
Mostly,...
The Absent Economy Car
Certainly, we live in a very different world than the world of 1980, say. And part of the reason it is different is because things have changed.
Yes, indeed.
One of those changes...
One of the Small Things
Little things sometimes have a lot of significance.
One of those things happened the year after my '76 Trans-Am was built. The next year, 1977, the decals affixed to either side of...
AGW “Mussel” and “This Day and Age”
Here's video of a gum-snapping AGW hassling someone over the usual "crime" of affronting the AGW's authority... as opposed to breaking any laws.
But the video is interesting because of the explanation...
Latest Reader Question: Keep it or Sell it? (May 3, 2018)
Here's the latest reader question, along with my reply!
Kenny asks: I'm a fellow Libertarian and found you out through my regular listening of the Tom Woods Show. I really do appreciate...
Tortured Traffic Laws
At some point - I think it happened back in the late '80s - a government bureaucrat decided it was "unsafe" to ride a motorcycle without wearing a helmet. Not content...
Online Dating. . .
What do you do when you are a divorced middle-aged dude looking for female companionship? You go online.
One of the pratfalls of this, I've discovered, is that most of the online...
High Beams are NOT Spare Bulbs
A disturbing trend I've noticed recently is the increased use of high beams (and glaring lights in general) in traffic. I am not certain of the cause but perhaps there are...