What Will We Say?
What will we say when the government announces that "for security reasons" it will begin conducting random checks of our homes? That we will be required by law to open our...
2012 Infiniti M35 Hybrid
Hybrids are getting interesting.
How about this 2012 M35 hybrid?
Infiniti says it's got V-8 muscle and delivers four-cylinder fuel economy. Well, the first part is true blue. This thing hauls tail....
A Practical Guide For Dealing With Cops
There are two main schools of thought when it comes to dealing with a cop during a traffic stop (or "safety" checkpoint). One of them is disgustingly obsequious, unworthy of a...
Our Christian Nation
Americans - well, a vocal portion of Americans, at least - likes to style itself as more than usually upright and moral. The "family values" schtick. Republicans especially eat this up...
2012 Kia Sportage SX: A BMW X3 for about $10k less?
What the Japanese did to the Americans in the '70s and '80s - shivving them on car-for-the-dollar and thereby, snatching away their former customers - the Koreans are now doing just...
Avoiding the Corn Con
It all started back in the '80s.
If you're of a certain vintage, you may remember. In winter, they began to "oxygenate" - that is, adulterate - gasoline with additives such...
Reckless Ridiculousness
Do you think it's reasonable to put someone in jail for up to a full year, fine them thousands of dollars (not counting lawyer fees) and then punish them for an...
Cat Con Snatching
When they first appeared in the mid-'70s, gearheads in search of more power wanted to get rid of catalytic converters and often replaced them with sections of straight-through tubing - the...
1975 Kawasaki S1 Rebuild: Installment Six
The Triple is back on its feet, so to speak!
After a lot of scrounging, I was finally able to locate a set of tires for the bike. One thing I...
The Return of Clover, Mark I
The original Clover - the self-named (and appropriately named) poster-heckler who inadvertently provided me with a wonderful term to describe Statist Americanus - has returned. And he has learned nothing, as...