Just about every news wire is talking about–SURPRISE–that countless pickup trucks were traded in for . . . pickup trucks.  In fact, about 15% of the new cars that owners drove off the lots thanks to this program got less that 20 mpg.  You may not think this was an egregious amount, but when you [...]

The mini-midterm elections have come and gone, which means I am not turning on the TV today (except for Dr. Nancy at 9am, I’m a convert!), because all the chatter of what this election means will drive me mad.  So if you’re wondering what last night’s returns meant, I will save you time by telling [...]

The trial of the century, if you are to believe the bicyclist blogs, has just ended.  Dr. Christopher Thompson was found guilty of seven counts of assault and related charges from last year’s incident, in which he slammed on his breaks, injuring two cyclists who collided with his car on a winding Brentwood street. I [...]

Everyone is on the renewable energy bandwagon.  Supposed visionaries like T. Boone Pickens preached about using wind in the nation’s heartland to provide electricity for the United States’ major population centers.  Here’s the problem:  massively sized projects such as Pickens’ plan means building huge networks of transmission lines that are expensive and would take years [...]