Automotive Affirmative Action
Would you buy a money hog?
Arguably, that's what any hybrid - or electric - car has become given what's happened to the price of gas. Hybrid and electric cars aren't selling well...
Roaches Don’t Like The Light
What possible legitimate objection could any cop have to being video/audio recorded while performing his "duties"? As the saying goes, if you've got nothing to hide... .
But of course, there is much to...
Ignorance of The Law is Now An Excuse … For Cops
One of the last rickety supports holding up the rule of law was thrown in the woods by the Supreme Court a couple weeks back.
In Heien vs. North Carolina, the court...
Electric Pegasus
Pegasus was a horse with wings who was supposed to be able to both run and fly. Of course, he could do neither - because to be a horse means not...
Car Prices Would Go Down… If The Free Market Were Allowed to Operate
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 price paid of just...
The Veal Pen… aka What Clover Believes
A reader submitted the following in response to an article I wrote deriding "for profit" law enforcement:
"Clover (for newbies, the term is EPautos.com inside baseball; it refers to a persistent troll who...
“Good People”
I've mentioned my neighbor, the state cop, before. We know one another; I've been over to his house - and he to mine. He has an old bike - and we've...
For-Profit Policing
You've heard of greasing the skids?
A bill introduced in the Texas legislature would do just that - giving cops credit card readers, as an adjunct to their radar detectors. Instead of...
The Right to Resist
If someone attacks you, it is unquestioned that you have a right to defend yourself. If, in the process, the attacker is injured - even killed - it's fundamentally on him.
Why does this maxim not...
Worst New Car “Safety” Features
Some of you might remember the '90s sci-fi flick, Demolition Man. It starred Sylvester Stallone and portrayed a future world obsessed with "safety." That's our reality, today.
If you've seen the movie,...