Mercenaryism . . .
Thomas Paine didn't include ads in Common Sense.
He actually gave away what became the best-selling or most widely distributed pamphlet published during the effort of the American colonies to separate themselves...
Risk Reversal
So many psychologically interesting things about the attitudes of the Jabbers. One of the many, often commented upon, is the logical absurdity of their demands that others be Jabbed to "keep...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 11/01/22
Here's the audio of my weekly get-together with my friend Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show. We talked about Weepin' Wolensky, forgiveness - and atonement - among other things!
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If You Voted for It
Did you vote to pay $5 for a gallon of gas? You're already paying 15 percent more than that, actually - since the buying power of a dollar has declined by...
People Aren’t Buying . . . Here’s Why
New car sales are down - again - for the seventh month in a row. Which means they've been slipping all year long so far. The last time it was this...
The MPGe Scam
You've no doubt heard the joke. About how your actual mileage will . . . vary.
Everyone knows this means: Expect to get less than whatever the EPA advertises on the new...
Cars We Might Be Able To Buy
There is no such thing as a free market. Not in the United States, at any rate. You are free to buy what they (the people who comprise the apparat of...
Fireside Chat
It's single digits outside as I type this - but 72 degrees inside, as I type this. The fire is keeping us warm.
But that's only part of it.
The fire can't be...
It’s Not So Much the Gas That Costs
As expensive as gas is getting, it’s the cost of government that’s making driving unaffordable. These costs dwarf what we spend on gas - even at $5 per gallon, as seems...
Live From Corona Country, Part 13
Here's the latest "on the street view" from SW Virginia, my part of what has become the Corona'd States of America - where the bodies are still not stacking up like...