2012 Jeep Wrangler
It's amazing they haven't outlawed the Wrangler.
"They" being the dumbing-everything-down busybodies in DC who operate on the principle that most people are too stupid to deal with any situation on...
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...
Safety… Defined For You By Someone Else
One of the problems with "safety" laws is they amount to someone else's cost-benefit analysis. Someone else's favoring of more this vs. less of that. Someone else' determination that the Pros...
The Pros – and Cons – of Keyless Car Keys
Many new cars don't come with keys.
At least, not a traditional physical key that goes into an ignition switch that you then turn to start the engine. Instead, you get...
2012 Jeep Patriot
This one's pretty easy.
Because there's only one.
One compact crossover SUV with a four-cylinder engine and a $15k starting price that's available with a two-speed transaxle and Low range gearing. One small...
Anti-Authoritarianism Starts Within
Mainstream "conservatism" gets no traction because it's often so obviously hypocritical. It provides the shells necessary for the authoritarian opposition (they like to call themselves "liberals," which is sort of accurate...
Freedom is a Smoky Burnout… But Not For Long
I take comfort in the fact that I can still drive old cars instead of new ones. I don't have to have six air bags, stability control, back-up cameras or OnStar....
How The Corn Lobby Will Kill Your Older Car
They may not need to ban old cars outright. Instead, they'll just kill them off quietly - by poisoning them internally.
With ethanol.
Modern cars - cars built since the early '90s - ...
On Buying An Old Bike
Old bikes, like old cars, are neat. But also like old cars, owning one involves some challenges. If you've never bought an old bike before, here's a Thought List of things...
A Reason to Throw Your Sail Fawn in The Woods
You've no doubt heard about warrant-free wiretaps - and monitoring of your e-mails and web surfing habits. These things have been routinely and openly engaged in by "law enforcement" since the...