Ford’s Boondoggling It Up, Too
GM has been criticized - rightly - for boondoggling it up at taxpayers' expense. For "investing" - on someone else's dime, taken from them by force, it always bears repeating -...
Barbed Wire Tattoos, Van Dyke Beards… and Twennies
In the ’80s, it was tinny electronic recordings advising you that “the door is ajar.”
In the ’90s, it was auto-strangulating seatbelts that assaulted you as soon as you closed the...
A Jury of One’s Peers…
Here's another one we've lost sight of - the true and intended meaning of, that is:
A jury of one's peers.
Though not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, the concept is an...
Where Gas is Still Around $2 Per Gallon. . .
Newtie won't bring you $2 gas - and forget about BHO. He wants to bring you $8 gas - in line with what Enlightened Europeans pay. But there is a way...
Breakin’ The Law….
You can't fight city hall, the saying goes - and it's true. You're at their mercy - and are forced to play by their rules. When you get a traffic ticket,...
Inflation Plus….
Inflated car prices are a great way to gauge how much we've being gouged by the private banks that control (and relentlessly devalue) the currency of the United States. But we're...
Not Even Your Backyard is Safe From . . .Them
Robert Biel, 57, of Brevard County, Florida, is going to spend the next year in prison. He must have done something pretty bad, right? Beat someone up, maybe? Steal a car?...
Don’t Be Afraid…
This column is inspired by a reader, a college kid who wants to learn to work on cars but doesn't know where to begin. There are probably millions of kids -...
One of Two Outcomes
It may be that the biggest single problem confronting the liberty-minded is the existence of a large (and growing) American proletariat. There have always been poor people, of course. But the...
What’s Next? Airbags for Pedestrians…
The air bag thing is about to get really out of hand.
And really, really expensive.
Apparently, it's not enough that most cars now have four (or six) air bags inside. Volvo...