The All-American Camaro… 66 percent of it, at least
Well, this is going to get me in trouble with the "buy American" crowd, but I can't help myself.
What could be more American than a Camaro? It's both a Chevrolet and...
Goodbye, Number Five
Next time you get pulled over by a cop - or stopped for absolutely no specific reason at one of those random "sobriety checkpoint" - you might want to remember the...
Wouldn’t it be nice….
Many of us have come to view traffic cops as little better than armed tax collectors deployed to fleece motorists for the benefit of state/local government.
Fixing the system - and...
What That IIHS Report Really Meant….
Have you read this new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety report about the crashworthiness of "SUVs"? Apparently, not many of the reporters who've been covering it have. More likely, they just...
We’re Watching You… But Don’t You Dare Watch Us
We are told by cops - and the courts - that the rapidly metastasizing police state is "for our safety" (always for our safety) and that we shouldn't worry if we've...
This Fiat Thing…
Well, what about this Fiat thing?
The Italian automaker now owns - well, controls - the remnant of Chrysler Corp., formerly the third of America's Big Three.
Is it a bad thing? A...
The Electric Car Albatross
Electric cars make sense at amusement parks and golf courses - and on the road, if the road is mostly flat, it's nice and warm out (but not too warm) you've...
The Little Things that lead to Big Things
The Big Stuff - mass arrests, openly lawless government - necessarily comes after the Little Stuff. When people tolerate the Little Stuff, or lose their capacity to be outraged by it,...
We’re “Covered” – But We’re Broke….
Insurance - over-insurance, excessive insurance, really - is arguably one of the reasons why so many people are having trouble making ends meet.
When you add up homeowner's insurance, health insurance, car...
It’s All Lance Armstrong’s Fault…
There is an outfit called "Critical Mass" that seems determined to make motorists hate cyclists even more than many already do - if such a thing is possible.
Like Mothers Against Drunk...