Samizdat America
America is now at the Samizdat stage.
For those not hip, Samizdat refers to the underground press in the old Soviet Union. The government had almost total control over public discourse; today, it’s private corporations....
Lexicon
Speech codes are no fun when they're used to stifle thought. But they can be fun when you're in on the lingo's meaning and others aren't - especially when those others...
Latest Radio: On With Bill Meyer/KMED Oregon 5/16/19
Here's the audio from Thursday's chat with Bill Meyer over at KMED in Oregon!
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Got a question about cars - or anything else? Click on the "ask Eric" link and send 'em...
Latest Radio: Real News With David Knight 5/17/19
Here's the audio of my chat earlier today with David Knight over at Real News:
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Got a question about cars - or anything else? Click on the "ask Eric" link and send...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 5/14/19
Here's the audio of this week's Bryan Hyde Show! This will be a regular occurrence from now on - every Tuesday at 9 a.m. east coast time. Please tune in, if...
Riding Dirty Daydreams
Lately I have been giving serious thought to "riding dirty" - without insurance. Just cancelling all of it.
The savings would be considerable - equivalent to eliminating my monthly electric bill as...
Perpetual Payments
New cars are becoming so unaffordable people are going to subscribe to them in the future.
The idea is perpetual payments - for everything. The car, plus insurance and maintenance - all...
A Peck on the Neck
A vampire’s continued existence depends on the continuous flow of the blood of the living. The same principle animates Tesla and other purveyors of electric cars - who are about to...
Speed Limit “Assist”
I just got some first-hand experience of what many of you soon will - speed limit "assist" - in plainer language, automated speed limit enforcer - which is a new feature...
Complicity
Government, that supposedly necessary evil, is very hard to get rid of. You're allowed to vote for the lesser of two evils. Never allowed to vote for no evil at all.
But...