I Am Not a Christian, But . . .
Religious belief is ok with me.
So is not-belief.
I wish more Libertarians - and even "conservative" minarchist (small government) types - were also ok with either.
There is an important lesson to...
2014 VW Passat 1.8 Liter
One of VW's chief calling cards has always been efficiency.
For a long time - until very recently, in fact - VW was the only car company selling affordable diesel-powered cars....
Peacekeeping II: Addendum
My article on "A Return to Peacekeeping" (here) has done what I had hoped - prompt serious discussion about practical ways to ratchet down the police state . . . before...
New Cars Are Sometimes Easier To Fix . . .
The conventional wisdom is that new cars are a maintenance nightmare - tough even for professional mechanics with all the right tools to service. There is a lot of truth to...
Today’s Thoughts: Jan. 24, 2014 – Bust
We have a problem.
Donations - the thing that keeps EPautos afloat - are way down. Off by 75 percent compared with last month.
It is dire.
We've managed to secure a couple of...
Winter Bike Survival
None of my bikes have left the garage in more than a month now. Single digit temperatures - and lots of gravel on the roads - have seen to that.
But I...
A Step Back Toward Peace Keeping
I grew up in an America with cops in the background. Most people - being not criminals - had almost no interaction with them and when they did it was generally...
2014 Lexus ES350
Who says badge engineering can't work?
GM (and Ford, too) got heckled for years . . . for doing it wrong. For taking, say, a Chevy Cavalier, adding some chrome here, a...
Why Ride?
I've never worn colors (not having earned them) but I do ride - and because of this, I believe I share kinship on a fundamental with the 1 percenters. They get...
If It’s Not About The Money . . .
Ron Martin of Frisco, Texas says his goal is the same as that of police: To encourage safe driving. But the cops' goal, of course, is different. Their goal is revenue...