“Disruptive” Cars?
A "study" produced by a Canadian college professor - Julie Aitken-Schermer - claims that "Those higher in sadism and psychopathy may be more drawn to disruptive cars." And what is a...
Orange Man – Orange Jumpsuit?
Very soon, we will find out whether the Orange Man will be wearing an orange jumpsuit. And accepting the Republican Party's nomination for (s)elected dictator - which is what the American...
The RV Trap
It's common to make payments on a new car for six years - in part because of the high cost of new cars; many people could never afford the payments if...
There is an Upside
As bad as things are, there is one good thing that has arguably come of it all. It is that probably half the country - and if we're lucky, it's more...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 06/132024
Here's the audio of this week's Wheels Up! segment with Bill Meyer over at KMED FM in Medford, OR. We talked about shadow-banning of cars that aren't Priuses - or devices...
They Just Don’t Get it
Would you pay $24,000 for a brand-new mid-sized family sedan with a V6 engine? Someone just did, according to the vintage and classic car auctioneer at Bring a Trailer.
The car in...
Latest Radio: Bryan Hyde Show 06/12/2024
Here's the audio of this week's talk with my friend Bryan Hyde, host of the Bryan Hyde Show in Utah! We talked Orange Man Bad and what's likely about to get...
Short vs. Long-Term Thinking
One of the reasons why the car industry is in trouble hasn't got to do with politics - the mortifying effect of slow, regulatory strangulation of the car industry - although...
Diaper Report: 06/11/2024
This is a report about a resurgence - of the cases! the CASES! It's beginning to happen again. This time, the "cases" of bird flu. And the reporting is similarly fallacious....
A Wallet Shield Would be Better . . .
Fear is more than just the mind killer - to crib a line from Frank Herbert's Dune books. It is also arguably one of the main reasons why so many people...