“Late to the Party”
A measure of just how divorced from reality the car industry is can be gleaned from a news story making the rounds about General Motors electing not to build a rival...
Seasonal Coverage? Nah… That’d Be Reasonable!
Seasonal riding is a fact of life for many motorcyclists. Come fall - and cold weather - many riders hang up their leathers and park their bikes for the duration. It...
NahhhhnnLevven
Today is emergency day.
That is to say, it is Nahhhnnleven - to say it like The Chimp did (and does). It was not so much the day terrrists and "enemies of...
The Modern Mayflower?
Living in a van down by the river has become a cultural catchphrase - it was part of a hilarious Chris Farley Saturday Night Live skit back in the '90s about...
No Roads For You!
One of the arguments deployed by those opposed to a free society - you know, those "unrealistic," pie-in-the-sky Libertarians - is that there'd be no roads. But what happens when the...
The “Crime” of “Suspicion”
It used to be that you had to be suspected of a crime before armed government workers could force you to even speak with them.
Now, they can just say you're "suspicious."
This...
Wu Flu vs. the Spanish Flu?
A reader asks about comparisons being made between WuFlu and the 1918 Spanish Flu and specifically whether the precedent set then is legitimately applicable today.
He writes:
I am on a trivia email...
A Libertarian Lexicon
Well, an EPautos Libertarian Lexicon!
I get asked frequently about the meaning of some commonly used terms, known to EPautos regulars but less well-known to people new to this corner of the...
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...
Unintended Consequences
Ever wonder why people throw empty beer bottles out the window - rather than just throw them in the trash when they get home? Could any of it have to do...