Tomorrow’s (S)election
What was it Bill Murray's character chanted in Meatballs? It just doesn't matter.
Or rather, it might - but not for the obvious reasons.
Either way, the country will have an authoritarian corporatist...
Why The King Died…
This old Kawasaki motorcycle I'm trying to resurrect has a neat little engine of a type you don't see anymore - unless you're in the backyard weed-whacking, that is.
I'm talking...
Pushback
Something very good - though very dangerous to the congealing police state (but not to liberty-minded people) has occurred: Millions of Americans have decided they will not abide by any demand...
Good People
What does it mean to be a "good person"?
One hears the term fairly often. So and so is a good person. Or the plural - they're good people. But what is...
Scooter Clover
Actually, it's the Clover behind the scooter. The scooter can't help that it's slow. Its rider is given' 'er all she's got, cap'n!
But the SUV behind the Clover - ahead of...
The One Electric Car That Makes Some Sense . . .
It’s interesting about the Chevy Volt.
Uniquely, it carries around its own recharger - so it’s not tied to a corded umbilical like other electric cars. So it isn’t gimped by a...
Gas Tax Gouging
Imagine a 40 percent tax on food - or some other essential.
People would be out in the streets.
Such a tax would be two things that Americans generally don't like - disproportionate...
Why Don’t Cops Ever Enforce (Or Even Know) “The Law”?
Troll around YouTube (or read the news, even casually) and you will readily come across examples of cops who don't know the law - and enforce their own conception of it...
How Goo-guhl Gelded The Internet
A print newspaper/magazine lives - or dies - according to its circulation, which correlates with advertising revenue. That "rule" has been suspended - is inoperative - on the Net. You can...
One Old Lady’s Moxie – And a Lesson For All Of Us
When a belligerent Baltimore, MD cop forced his way into the home of 90-year-old Venus Green - sans search warrant, sans legitimate probable cause - and proceeded to ransack the old...
