Latest Radio: David Knight Show 10/19/22
Here's the audio clip of my appearance yesterday on David Knight's show, hosted by Gardner Goldsmith. We talked about corporations and whether they are defensible on libertarian grounds, among other things....
Thanks for the Lyft
Bait - and switch - is an ancient tactic of the sleazy salesman. Advertise one thing, to get the mark interested - then sell him another thing, invariably more expensive. It...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 10/18/22
Here's the audio of this week's chat with my friend Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Utah! We talked about Duck Smiting, Pay-Not-Your-Pal and other sundries:
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Hedging Bets
Toyota didn’t get to be the world’s largest automaker by not selling cars. It isn’t surprising, therefore, that Toyota is the only major car company that hasn’t “committed” - as it...
This Pay-Not-Our-Pal Business
As most of you already know, this site's Donate button is tied to you-know-who. EPautos hasn't been "fined" - or "cancelled" - yet. But I am anticipating the inevitability and working...
Latest Radio: Car Talk With Henry Payne
Here's the audio of my appearance over the weekend on my friend Henry Payne's Car Talk show in Detroit. Henry and I go way back to The Washington Times days and...
Car Press Inside Baseball
I had a chance to talk recently with a friend who does what I do. Well, the both of us test drive and review new vehicles. What may interest you is...
Duck Smiting
Some people call it "harvesting." Others - more directly - "butchering." We call it smiting. As in, smite the ducks. As in what the pharaoh did to his various enemies. We...
Cart Before Electric Horse
Here is an interesting statement from an auto industry kahuna, Michael Sprague - who is North American Director of Lincoln, Ford's luxury division:
"We’ve got to keep evolving,” he told the trade publication...
Here’s Why Trucks are Popular . . . and Cars Aren’t
One of the reasons people buy trucks rather than cars is because new cars can’t do the things you didn’t used to have to buy a truck to be able to...