Latest Radio: Freedom’s Phoenix 6/1/19
Here's the audio of almost two hours of me chatting with Ernest Hancock and Bob Anderson of Freedom's Phoenix, in Arizona. We had a pretty wild ride - and I'm looking...
Turn That Radio Down!
Here's an example of the way new cars nudge and parent and pre-empt and control us. When you put the gear selector into Reverse , the car turns the radio down...
Making Plans . . .
Yesterday, I saw the future. The future being planned for us. Isn't it grand that there is always a plan for us? Why is that, exactly? And how is it that...
A Lesson From The Past . . . About the Rip-Off Of Today
By 2016, per federal mandate, all new cars will be required to average 35.5 miles per gallon. This sounds like a big deal. It isn't - except in terms of how...
A Tale Of Two Car Companies
Here’s a tale of two start-up car companies: Elio Motors and ... Tesla.
One execrable, the other admirable.
Elio is developing a low-cost ($6,800 to start) very high mileage (80-plus MPG) commuter car.
Tesla...
VW, Victory Gin and the Chestnut Tree Cafe
In the final pages of Orwell’s 1984, we find Winston Smith - the novel's main character - drinking Victory Gin at the Chestnut Tree Cafe. He’s been released by the Party...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 01/09/2024
Here's the audio of this week's talk with my friend Bryan Hyde, host of the Brian Hyde Show in Utah! We talked about the effectiveness of pushback, among other things:
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Going for a Swim
Just before the Titanic went under, the rear end went up higher - possibly giving those in that end of the ship a false sense of buoyancy. Those who leased a...
The Case Against Driver’s Licenses
That little plastic laminated card you've got in your wallet or purse - you know, the state's permission slip for operating a motor vehicle? Ever stop to reflect how peripheral the...
Bad Boy!
When I leave my gym, there's a red light at the intersection that literally takes five minutes to change. Often, it will skip the green arrow for people waiting to make...