But Then We’d Have Anarchy!
I think it's a false argument that opposition to authoritarianism in all its forms equals advocacy of anarchy.
To understand why, it is necessary to make a distinction between aggressive violence...
Let’s Start Here
Before a sensible conversation is possible, everyone has to agree on definitions. The fact that millions of Americans don't agree on definitions is arguably the main reason why political conversation in...
Clover Clues
Dealing effectively with Clovers - inept, inconsiderate motorists (I won't call them drivers) - requires identifying potential Clovers so as to take steps to avoid and evade them as quickly as...
The Master Culture
The Nazis had the Herrenvolk - the master race. It didn't work out for them so well. But if they'd been a bit slicker in their thinking, they would have done...
You Didn’t Think it Would End With Seat Belts. . . Right?
Mandatory buckle-up laws set the precedent: Even your own body in your own car is no longer your own personal space.
Here's how it works: The government decides that whatever it is...
The 2013 Mazda CX-5 I Won’t Be seeing
I just got invited by Mazda to attend a press event for the 2013 CX-5 in CA. I used to attend such events regularly, and I'd love to attend this one-...
Well, She Won… Now We May All Lose
Heather Peters (no relation to this writer) just won her lawsuit against Honda over what she argued were misleading claims about the gas mileage she'd get out of her then-new 2006...
One For Them… One For Us
In the news today, an example of the two-tiered system of "justice" that exists in America - one for us and one for them:
Colorado State Rep. Laura Bradford was pulled...
OBD III: The Motor Law Realized
You know that "check engine" light on your dashboard? What if instead of just telling you that the car's computer has detected some fault with the emissions control system, it told...
How Government Just Made Your Next Car Less Safe
I recently did a column about the burbling war between the Safety Nazis and the Mileage Mussolinis (see here). Well, here's the first casualty:
Your safety.
Because your next new car probably...