Kicking Ourselves in the Nuts
VW just announced it has lost nearly four billion dollars ($3.84 billion, to be precise about it) so far as a result of the "cheating" debacle. This does not include the...
Your Brother’s Keeper
In Connecticut, prosecutors are beta-testing a new legal doctrine: That a person can be held criminally responsible for the actions of other people.
The case at issue (see here) involves two teenage...
Why Are The Domestic Extremists All White?
Perhaps you have seen the loathsome "no more hesitation" target practice sheets (see here, if you haven't) provided to the Department of Heimat Sicherheitsdeinst by an entity called Law Enforcement Targets,...
Redcoats
Abuse people and they tend to get angry. Abuse them long enough - without repercussions - and the anger eventually explodes. It is an old lesson, often forgotten.
And which must, therefore,...
Barbed Wire Tattoos, Van Dyke Beards… and Twennies
In the ’80s, it was tinny electronic recordings advising you that “the door is ajar.”
In the ’90s, it was auto-strangulating seatbelts that assaulted you as soon as you closed the...
Elon’s Space Pinto
Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket recently had trouble getting off the ground - well, in one piece - and it’s an awfully long way to Mars.
There’s also an awful lot of money...
What’s Good For Us Is Also Good For The Clovers…. Or At Least It...
Ever ride without a helmet?
It's not "safe" - well, it's less theoretically safe than wearing one. But it's most definitely pleasant - much more pleasant than wearing one. You feel...
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...
Dangerous New Car Features
New cars have become so “safe” they’re becoming dangerous. They have systems which make an accident more likely - while touting how much more crashworthy they are now vs. previously.
Arguably, the...
Cognitive Dissonance and “Speeding”
Here's video of an armed government worker in Florida - Trooper Bryan Zegers - who crosses a median and doubles back at speeds over 140 MPH - weaving through traffic and...