The Hybrid Trap
Don't be fooled. They are still coming after your car. More accurately, they are still determined to use the regulations that are forcing electric cars to be the only kinds of...
Kick ’em While They’re Down
They have been made to back down.
They have been forced to ease-up on their pushing of electric vehicles - meant to push most of us not only out of driving but...
Some Car Buying Advice for the Young
Lots of advice online and everywhere else for teens and young people about buying a car. Here's mine, which might be worth something:
Only buy a car if you can afford to...
“Republicans”
One of the most exasperating things about the times in which we live is that it's hard to discuss them - on account of what R. Emmett Tyrrell of the American...
Ridiculing Liberty
There was a time when many Americans admired people who weren't servile. Some still do. But there are also a lot of people (I wouldn't call them Americans) who resent those...
The “Toughest Ever” – and Why
In normal times, practical political considerations act as a brake on ideological considerations. Politicians - in normal times - being restrained by the need to remain politically viable (viz, Slick Willie...
Free Speech Either is – or it Isn’t
Rand Paul has been defending free speech again - the bastard.
He says Americans - everyone - ought to be worried about their freedom to speak (more finely, to read and hear...
2024 Mazda CX-5
Sometimes, a new model is sold alongside the model it was meant to replace - chiefly because the old model is still selling well. One example is the Ram 1500 "classic"...
My Invite to Become a Member of the Club
The great comedian George Carlin - who was great because his humor was serious in that he pointed out things that made us laugh, nervously - once observed that "it's a...
149 Miles of Range for Just $36,000!
Fiat used to sell a cute little car called the 500 that last sold new (back in 2019) for just under $15k to start. It was the perfect city car, being...