From Canada, With Love
One thing inevitably follows the next - if the first thing is tolerated.
When the Supreme Court, America's unelected legislative body, created an exception (several, actually) to the Fourth Amendment’s clear and...
Why the Majors Love Mandates
I've written previously about the add-on cost of government-mandated "safety" equipment such as multiple air bags and (most recently) stability control, tire pressure monitors and (soon) back-up cameras and (very possibly)...
The Principled Difference Could Make all the Difference
I listened to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's speech yesterday; such a contrast - such a tonic for the intellect - vs. the bloviating, belittling incoherence of the Orange Fail.
She elaborated...
The Useless in an Emergency Brake
It won't be long before nothing happens when you floor the accelerator. Well, nothing dramatic. The car will gradually build speed - Not too much! Not too fast! - no matter...
Why Did They Outlaw Lightbulbs?
As of a couple of days ago, it is illegal for retail stores to sell lightbulbs. Well, incandescent lightbulbs. The reason for this is simple.
They are inexpensive.
And that is always a...
Ex Post Fatwa’ing
One way to avoid having Big Brother ride shotgun is to buy a ride built before Big Brother came with the car - or the truck.
(Italics for a reason; bear with.)
It...
We Will Not Comply Our Way Out Of This
Complying with "mask" mandates only assured they'd be complied with - for years.
There is a lesson in that somewhere.
The Left figured out that passing laws is a slow, tedious and unreliable...
The New Gas Tax By Another Name
One of the ways that gas taxes will be increased is by not calling them that. It goes down easier - like the “shared responsibility payment” you’re forced to pay for...
The Used Car Market is Crashing But Another is Booming
Well, that headline needs a qualifier.
The private sale used car market is crashing. Very few people are buying that way, though information about this is being suppressed by not separating out...
Like a Kid-Touching Priest…
Years ago, when I worked as an editorial writer at The Washington Times, I got to know the curmudgeonly - and brilliant - writer Sam Francis. One of his most astute...