“Expanding the Market”
Language is everything - because language is thought.
Get people to accept a given meaning and their thinking follows. This includes inventing new meanings, the opposite of the original meaning.
Obvious examples include...
2019 Nissan Kicks
Crossover SUVs have become as popular as fireworks on the Fourth of July - which is why the cost of crossovers continues to increase.
But there is an antidote to the high...
Operational Neurasthenia
It’s reasonable to adjust speed for conditions - snow, for instance. But what about drivers who drop their speed because it might snow later?
Road (and school) closings, not because it is...
The Stop Start Shuffle
In the ‘70s cars would sometimes stall out in traffic - but not on purpose. You’d push on the gas - but the car wouldn’t go. Horn honking frustration would ensue...
A Cop Responds
The following letter was received in response to my recent article about the arbitrariness of speed limits (The Speed Limit Cargo Cult; see here). The author is a deputy sheriff, currently...
2012 Hyundai Genesis
Hyundai has proved it can build an almost BMW M5 for about half the price in the form of the 429 hp $46,500 Genesis R Spec. In fact, for $400 less...
Volt Revival?
Ten years ago, GM built the only electric car that made any sense as a practical, affordable car.
This was the Chevy Volt (RIP).
It wasn’t especially quick - no “Ludicrous” mode...
Changing Oil Too Soon – or Too Late?
Knowing when it’s time to change the oil in a regularly driven car is easy - the car’s manufacturer provides specific time and mileage intervals. They are right there in your owner's...
But Then We’d Have Anarchy!
I think it's a false argument that opposition to authoritarianism in all its forms equals advocacy of anarchy.
To understand why, it is necessary to make a distinction between aggressive violence...
A Segregated Thought Experiment . . .
At least there were "colored" fountains for black folk back in the days of segregation.
In the New Segregation days coming - if we let them - there will be no fountains...