Throw Your Plate Away Day
It's too bad - for cows - that they don't have opposable thumbs. If they did, they could do something about those tags that farmers put in their ears.
Luckily, we've got...
The Upside to $4 a Gallon Gas . . .
Gas prices seem to have stabilized - at last temporarily - at the New Normal of about $3.40 or so per gallon for regular unleaded.
But $4 gas did have its upsides....
Thoughts From a Libertarian Perspective About Saint Trayvon
The one-sided racialism and non-thought I hear endlessly about Saint Trayvon is literally boggling.
We’re supposed to accept that Zimmerman was a hater of blacks despite all the evidence to the contrary...
They’re Making it Worth Running. . .
In my state (Virginia) you can be cited for "reckless" driving for exceeding any speed limit by more than 20 MPH. It sounds like a lot, but it really isn't -...
Should Bikes Be Required to Have ABS?
The insurance mafia thinks so - and is "petitioning" the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to make it so. Which means (if they're successful): You'll pay more for your next...
If Cops Are Heroes . . .
Then how come they're so obsessed with "officer safety"? So fearful - and not even of any real danger to their persons? Isn't the very definition of "heroic" an action that...
Conversations With Clover, Part II
On this tragic day - the day when Americans celebrate the freedoms they no longer enjoy - I though it would be appropriate to take a look at why their freedoms...
The Diesel Dilemma
Diesel-powered cars could be the ticket - as far as giving us very high-mileage cars (50-plus MPGs) with excellent power/performance and without the liabilities of hybrids - including the additional expense/complexity...
Turn Your Back This Fourth of July
In a few days, we will all have an opportunity to peacefully inflict a major psychological blow on the rapidly coalescing police state by the simple but powerful act of refusing...
Americans Hate Freedom
I read the other day that overwhelming majorities of Americans support federal fuel economy mandates: 77 percent of Republicans and 92 percent of Democrats, according to a recent poll (see here)....