The Last Redoubt?
Some of you may remember station wagons.
Before SUVs and crossovers - before minivans - station wagons were the family car of choice for millions of American families. They were as everywhere...
Dirty Oddie
Go ahead - make my day.
Back in 1971, Clint Eastwood’s character said it on screen - and people were shocked. But it was just a movie. And besides, Dirty Harry only...
The Cure
Imagine how different cars would be if people had to pay for them - as opposed to financing them.
Debt - which is what financing is - allows people to buy more...
California as the Boss of Us
Bad enough that we’re ordered about by the government in Washington. But what about this business of being ordered about by the government of California?
Its befehlshaber (that’s German for order-giver) Jerry...
Beautiful Lies
People are fascinated by the German Nazis much more so than they are by the Soviet Communists.
Ever wonder why?
Both system were organized death on a mass scale - and the Soviet...
Mazda’s Solution That Works . . . If Uncle Will Allow It
If you were counting calories, would you exclude the deep-fried shell of the taco you’re planning to eat?
Probably not - unless you weren’t really counting calories.
What has this to do with...
Bye, Bye Miss American Pie… and Big V8s, Too
2018 may be the last year for Chrysler as we have known it. Dodge, too. These two sell the automotive equivalent of lawn darts - big rear-drive cars with big V8...
Blown Away . . . for Not Complying
In addition to "officer safety," another de facto capital offense in this country is "failure to comply."
This past fall, a Northern Virginia man named Bijan Ghaisar was executed by armed government...
An Even Playing Field
Electric cars aren’t just subsidized - they’re not taxed the same way that non-electric cars are. Their fuel - electricity - is the obvious example. It appears to be inexpensive because...
Who Profits From The Loss of Our Privacy?
Who owns the data culled by your car? And - more to the point - who is profiting from it?
And why aren't they cutting us a check, at least?
All new cars...