Calling BS on Hybrid Hype?
A new generation of hybrid gas-electric and all-electric cars - including the 2011 Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf - has arrived, with much hype attending their launch.
There is the promise of...
Pre-emptive Hut! Hut! Hut!
A Virginia man named George Wagner and his wife were the object of a pre-emptive Hut! Hut! Hutting! the other day.
The man had apparently planned on attending the Lobby Day rally...
California’s Deciders
California’s deciders want to ban everyone’s cars. If we’re talking about cars that aren’t - cough - “zero emissions” electric cars.
The state’s Chief Decider - Gauleiter und OberGesundheitsFuhrer Gavin Newsome -...
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...
Conversion
It is wise to put aside some cash for just-in-case.
Well, it was.
When the economy was stable; when tens of millions of Americans weren't sick in the head - and out on...
Ralph Returns
Evidence that only the good die young is the fact that Ralph Nader is still alive. The 86-year-old “consumer safety advocate” who advocates for what he thinks “consumers” (ugly term, suggestive...
Tankless Marines?
I know a former Marine officer who knows other Marines. This former Marine had an interesting conversation with some of his active-duty Marine friends and relayed some of what was said...
How the Tea Party Became the Republican Party
Remember two years ago?
In the year preceding the election of Obama, there was a massive and genuinely grassroots movement against both entrenched wings of the federal crime syndicate (as Lew Rockwell...
Why Manuals Matter
The manual transmission has become something of a rarity, even in vehicles that used to commonly come standard - play on words intended - with them, such as economy cars, sports...
Road Sign “Assist”
Here's a look at a piece of automated driving tech that's beginning to pop up in new cars - Road Sign Assist. When paired with Intelligent Speed Assist (just mandated by...