A Modern Take on ‘Planned Obsolescence’
GM - and the auto industry in general - were accused some 40 years ago of perpetrating "planned obsolescence" - that is, deliberately redesigning cars each year, usually in trivial, cosmetic...
Samizdat Revisited
It is possible that those not afflicted with Sickness Psychosis will soon be entirely locked-out of public life. No more in-store shopping; no more even briefly going inside for the time...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED FM 03/07/2024
Here's the audio of this week's Wheels up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED FM in Medford, OR. We talked about the new EV Charger coming out of the closet...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 7/28/21
Here's the audio of this week's chat with Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Utah! We talked about the latest metastasis of the Sickness Cult and how to...
The Virtue of Pressure
How much would the average new car cost if the least expensive new car you could buy cost around $5,000?
Probably, a lot less than the current average (2012) of just over ...
This Life Almost Didn’t Matter
David Nin's not-black skin didn't prevent him from almost being shot to death by an armed government worker.
Nin, 20, had committed no crime. Not even a moving violation. But - according...
You Won’t Get Much Charge Out of This . . .
Imagine if every gas station had to be physically connected, via pipeline, to a refinery - and you will begin to see the improbability of their electric vehicle equivalents. And then...
Latest Radio: Bill Meyer Show/KMED 01/19/2023
Here's the audio of this week's talk with my friend Bill Meyer over at KMED Radio in Oregon . . . you might get a charge out of it. We also...
Scanners
The criteria for defining an illegal search has never been whether you’re aware of the search having been performed. If, for instance, investigators sneak into your house, go through your things...
A Hero Worshipper Retorts
I received the following in reply to my article the other day about "law enforcement" and publish it here, in its entirety, with my replies interspersed:
"I have to tell you your...