No Diesels For You!
Thanks to Uncle, you can't buy a new diesel-powered Volkswagen right now - and maybe never again.
VW has suspended sales of all its 2016 models powered by TDI (Turbo Direct Injection)...
The Plunge Begins?
You have probably seen Titanic, the movie about the sinking of the White Star liner starring Leonardo DiCaprio. When the ship first strikes the iceberg, few onboard appreciate what it means....
“Representation” … and “Consent”
Democracy is an incredibly successful long con. It works because of the illusion of consent. People actually believe they are "represented."
And so, they accept impositions that would otherwise be intolerable, if imposed...
Tire Tyranny
If you've gone to get new tires recently, you may have already dealt with the latest outcropping of technocratic busybodyism: The scanning of your car's electronic ear tag, its Vehicle Identification...
2020 Ford Edge
The Ford Edge has enough room for a third row . . . but it hasn’t got one. What it does have is almost as much room in its second row...
The EV Emissions You Can Hear
You have probably heard that many new EVs - including those made by Tesla and Ford - do not come with AM radio. Or rather, don't come with AM receivers.
It's the...
2021 Hyundai Veloster
Sedans are more practical than coupes; the people riding up front don’t have to get out in order to let people riding in the back get out.
Or get in.
But coupes look...
We Name Things We Love
When someone says they once owned a Corvair - or a Corvette - a story almost invariably ensues, prompted by fond or at least some memories about the car. These often...
How “Defensive” Driving Killed Driving
“Defensive” driving has killed driving in this country.
It is a regime defined by hypercautious passivity - that being fundamentally at odds with attentiveness and acting on it, expeditiously. Active-tense used to...
Republican Leftists
The governor of Maryland, who is a Republican, says:
"Those of you who refuse to get vaccinated at this point are willfully and unnecessarily putting yourself and others at risk of hospitalization...