Risk is Not Dangerous
Risk is fun – and risk is part of life. Otherwise, we'd never get out of bed. No, rewind some more. We'd never leave our mother's uterus.
This idea that risk –...
Stuff That’s Gone Away
I guess everyone gets to that point in life where they start to say, "I remember when... . " Here's some from me:
* Economy cars were rear-wheel-drive -
Today, only a handful...
No More Yes Sirring
It is an act of civility to be respectful toward others - but it's an act of cringing servility to call a cop "sir." It degrades the speaker and it elevates...
The Love Affair May Be Over…
Americans' love affair with the car may be headed for divorce court. The Pew Research Center did a study recently that says the number of people who still enjoy going for...
We’re Almost There Now
Now we can't lawfully speak or peaceably assemble. Not within earshot or sight of those who rule us, at any rate.
HR347 - the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act is...
How ObamaCare Will Affect Your Driving… And Much More Besides
Most people believe that ObamaCare is just about "health care" - making it "free" (that is, paid for by others) or at least more "accessible" (see previous bracketed deconstruction). In fact,...
One Old Lady’s Moxie – And a Lesson For All Of Us
When a belligerent Baltimore, MD cop forced his way into the home of 90-year-old Venus Green - sans search warrant, sans legitimate probable cause - and proceeded to ransack the old...
“Your” Car Won’t Be Beginning in 2015
After a certain point, it's not paranoia.
The latest brick in the wall is the predictably named "Moving Ahead For Progress in the 21st Century Act," also known as Senate Bill...
Services Rendered (But Not At Gunpoint)
Most people "get" that their ability to decline a service or product serves as an incentive. The seller of the service or product must convince you that the service or product...
Voting is Not the Problem… Americans Are the Problem
People vote for too many things.
Mostly they vote to take things from other people - either their property or their freedom of action. Each election in modern America is for...