How Virtual Should Cars Be?
Driving a simulated car - as in a game - is becoming more and more like driving an actual car - in reality.
At least in terms of the inputs.
The car in...
Crimes That Are Not Illegal
It’s not illegal (yet) to carry cash - in any amount - so how is it that armed government workers have acquired the power to simply steal it?
And why aren't Americans...
Trump’s Tariff Turducken
Trump is getting heat for his threat to impose tariffs on "imported" cars in order to help American car companies. But what about all the "American" cars built outside America?
And what...
Here’s Why There’s a Problem…
Car companies used to be places where car guys worked. Engineers, gearheads. People who at least liked cars and thought of them as more than commodities - like toothpaste, say.
Today, they...
Auto Cop
An interesting unasked question has been raised by Ford’s announcement that it is developing a cop-less cop car. That is, an automated and AI cop car that would sneak itself behind...
Nonconsensual Government
Most people agree that sex ought to be consensual.
Put another way, they think that no one should be forced to have sex against their will. And that if someone engages in...
Shakespeare Had it Wrong
Shakespeare wrote about killing all the lawyers as the first order of business. Their clients are sometimes just as worthy candidates.
David Doar, for instance. He is demanding - through his lawyers...
Redundancy
Every motorcycle has more than one way to turn the engine off.
There is a simple, mechanical switch - in addition to the keyed ignition switch - that one can use to...
At Least They Are Looking for Drivers
Lyft is looking for drivers - a tonic thing to discover at a time when it seems as though every effort is being expended to do away with them.
The ride-hailing company...
Sessions vs. Trump . . . vs. Us
Without consent, what have you got?
Just force.
The Constitution articulates the principle of consent - that “the people” agree to its terms and conditions - to be governed by it - and...