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Mending – But Not Ending – Again
Trump says he is going to “roll back” federal fuel economy standards, which have greatly increased the cost of cars – because it’s not like you can just wave a federal wand and say presto! 35.5 MPG...
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A Flocking
If you want a glimpse into the future, here’s a look at our present. A woman named Lindsey Isaacs – who didn’t hit-and-run (much less kill anyone) – was recently Hut! Hut! Hutted! in extremis by...
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Does Diesel Still Make Sense?
Buying a diesel-powered vehicle was once a way to save money. Which you saved by spending less on the fuel and less on the maintenance. This was possible not just because diesel engines burned less...
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What to Buy That’s Not New?
If you don’t want a new car – if you don’t want eye-movement monitors, ads piped through the touchscreen, your “data” mined without your knowledge, much less your consent and do not want to be...
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30 Years Later – Much is Still the Same
Thirty years go – in the summer of 1996 – I had an opportunity to test drive the then-new EV1, GM’s first electric car. Since I am one of not many people who actually drove one of these things – along...
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Something to Know About Saaaaaaafety
You’ve probably heard about the “star” system for rating the saaaaaaaaaaaafety of new cars. It’s fear porn on wheels – because there’s no such thing as an unsafe new vehicle. Or – for that matter – any...
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Latest Radio: Liberty Conspiracy 09/23/2026
Here’s the clip of last night’s appearance on the Liberty Conspiracy with Gard Goldsmith. We talked about Trump’s demented rant at the United Nations and then got into what libertarianism boils down...
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War Tax Report: 9/23/2026
As of today – Sept. 23, 2026 – the war tax is about $1.67 per gallon, for gasoline. That is the difference in cost today – which is about $4.47 per gallon – vs. what it was before Trump started this...
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2027 Nissan Frontier
This one’s hard to believe, but it’s a fact. There’s only one mid-sized pick-up that even offers a six cylinder engine – and it’s the one that comes standard with one. That one is the 2027 Nissan...
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What is so Intolerable (to so Many) About Leaving People Alone?
Perhaps the most admirable thing about libertarianism is that it’s simple and for that reason, easy to understand. The core concept is that everyone ought to leave everyone else alone – so long as they...
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How Much More “Assistance” Do We Need?
Well, let’s start with many of us don’t need any “assistance” – because we’re able to drive competently without it. It’d be an interesting – a revelatory – thing to see how many of us would choose to...
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In Defense of MAGA
Well, to begin with, the slogan ought to have been Make America Better Again. “Great” smacks of empire – which is of course what we got (again). That aside, the reason why “MAGA” is becoming a kind of...
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Things You’ll Need to Learn How to Do . . .
Lots of people who aren’t necessarily car people are thinking seriously about getting an old car – not because they want to go to old car shows but because they do not want to have to drive a new car....
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His God
Have you seen the latest? It is perhaps the most revelatory. Here it is: Many people think that the words “Artificial Intelligence” are inaccurate, and very ineloquent, relative to Al, or Artificial...
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What Really Killed the Muscle Car?
The boilerplate line is that a combination of ever-tightening emissions standards, fuel efficiency edicts and insurance costs put the kibosh on the muscle car. There is truth in this boilerplate. The...
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Housing? How About Roofing?
There’s a lot of talking about houses – single family homes – being unaffordable. It’s not just the house that’s unaffordable. Have you priced a new roof lately? I have a friend who runs a roofing...
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Some of the Worst New Ideas
Cars, like dogs, aren’t bad by nature (usually). But it’s easy enough to make either bad – and sometimes, it seems as if it might be on purpose, as far as cars are concerned. Here are some...
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Evil – or Senile?
Maybe both? I was thinking about how to explain Trump’s recent behavior (and actions). It’s disorienting, which may be part of the explanation: . . . If you like what you’ve found here please consider...
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The Stops Are the Point
How can you tell when you are clinging to a bad idea? Easy. If you’re having to make excuses for it, it’s a bad idea. Someone ought to tell it to this guy. He is an apologist for the electric...
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“It’s a Very Inexpensive Price to Pay”
So said Trump just the other day, in South Carolina – about what we’re paying at the pump for his catastrophically reckless decision to attack Iran. He didn’t stop there. “Frankly, even if it was a lot...
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