Public Roads as Tesla’s Private Test Track
Logic - let alone reasonableness - is not one of government’s stronger suits. There are many examples of this, but here’s a newsie one:...
The Car Bubble … and Cash for Clunkers II?
A guy who smokes meth can pull a week of 15 hour days. But come next week… .
That’s how artifical “incentives” work on the...
We Can Live With Communists
A Libertarian can live in peace with a communist or a fascist - or even a Republican or a Democrat.
Let ‘em get together, buy...
First They Came for the V8s…
First they came for the V8s.
They were common, once. Most cars - ordinary family cars - usually had one under the hood. High school...
Fixing The Problem
And yes, it is a problem.
Whether you are a “law and order” type or otherwise. In fact, especially if you are a “law and...
The EPA and the IRS… it’s the Same “Business”
This VW business is a lot like the income tax business. And "business" is exactly the right word. It’s a business (albeit a perverted...
When Uncle “Cheats,” it’s OK
Apparently, it’s ok for Uncle to “cheat.”
Not on emissions tests, as VW is being stoned to death for doing, but on federal fuel efficiency...
Is The Fix in?
Trump is no dummy.
Because he did not pick Newtie.
Had he done so, he might as well have put Romney at the head of the ticket...
Sexual Assault is a Crime … Except Sometimes
Sexual assault is a crime… except when it’s done by an armed government worker (that is, a law enforcer).
How else to describe the horror...
“Healthy Choices”
People have been trained not to think with precision - to use words sloppily - a necessary bit of groundwork for authoritarian demagogues to succeed.
For...