Ululating for “Safety”
The latest?
Uncle wants to require that hybrid and electric cars be fitted with devices that make them noisy, so that the blind will be aware of their presence.
See here.
Apparently, there is...
New Year’s Wishes
I got what I wanted for Christmas - Hillary's face (and that voice) will not be everywhere for the next 4-8 years. But how about for the New Year? Here's a...
The Money Pit
Tesla Motors just borrowed another half-billion. What was it the late great comic San Kinison used to say?
It never ends! Oh! Ohhhh!
Elon Musk’s electric car operation suffers from Lack of Profit....
The Impossible Standard . . . a Year Early
Unless you've been living under a rock, you probably have heard something about Dieselgate - the VW exhaust emissions "cheating" scandal (in quotes for the same reason I'd air quote using a...
Well, It’s Not Just Me . . .
Some of you already know about my spat with GM over “diversity mongering” at the world’s formerly largest car company (and lately, the largest recipient of crony capitalist “help,” courtesy of...
“Conservatism” is Limp Dicked and Useless
What is “conservatism,” exactly?
I was one once - and I can’t tell you. Not coherently, anyhow. Which got to bothering me when I was a “conservative.” Which is probably why I...
The “Jobs Creator”
The Russians never got to the Moon - because their Moon Rocket, the N1, had trouble getting off the launch pad in one piece. It’s the same problem Elon Musk’s Falcon...
Insurance at Gunpoint is Sick and Evil
There is nothing wrong with insurance ... provided you can say no to it. Then it's like any other thing you choose to buy.
Whether it makes sense to buy it - a...
Life in Hock
We live in a society driven by debt.
Cars, for example, have become hugely expensive (even on the low end) relative to what people can afford - because of the easy availability...
The Self-Driving Catch-22
There are laws in many states forbidding “distracted” driving - but what about the laws that encourage it?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has given GM - and presumably, other car...