Emotion About Motion
The fixation on speed - and only speed - as the Number One Road Safety Issue is emblematic of the emoting that drives policy in this country.
It’s of a piece with...
Why Won’t They Leave Us Alone?
The simple answer is - because they can't.
Cloverism is a one-way street.
Libertarians, anarchists and others who hew to the philosophy of live - and let live - aren't the least...
GM’s Job Cuts – More Than Back in ’08
Here's something interesting that hasn't been much talked about - if at all:
The massive layoffs GM announced this fall - about 15,000 people - is more massive and more people than...
A Way to Save More Than Just One Life
Whenever a new saaaaaaaaaaaafety mandate is proposed, we’ll hear that it’s necessary and justified (no matter the cost in dollars or liberty) . . . “if it saves even one life.”...
The CNG Alternative
Whatever happened to CNG - Compressed Natural Gas - as an alternative fuel?
Back in the mid '90s, I test-drove a few factory-built CNG-powered "demonstrator" vehicles, including a new Ford Crown...
The Sound of the Light Dying
Here is a sound we'll not be hearing much of soon - except in passing.
It is the sound of a better, vanishing time. A time when ordinary Americans could afford to...
We Have Crossed the Rubicon
Do you suppose cows have any idea what's coming as they're marched down the chute? Or do they stare with bovine indifference at the tail and hind quarters in front of...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show (KMED, Oregon) 7/23/19
Here's the audio of my appearance earlier today on Bill Meyer's show - KMED in Oregon. We talked about Elon's latest broken promise, the 2020 Charger and other good and not...
The Inscrutable God
I get periodic emails from Goo-guhl, the deity who lords over the online universe. He is - apparently - angered by something I've posted on my web site. He threatens repercussions,...
Back Door For “Real” ID
You may have thought - hoped - you could dodge the creepy "real" ID driver's license the feds have been pushing since the terrorists who hate us for our freedoms gave...