Liberty
Telling a Tale of San Francisco’s Decline
John Sexton writes at HotAir.com about one couple’s sad San Francisco saga. There were more that 150,000 catalytic converter thefts in 2022, a 2% increase from the previous year. The…
Toyota Prius
hybrid electric automobile
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Some companies refuse to bow to cancel culture
Joseph Simonson of the Washington Examiner highlights notable examples of large companies that are refusing to go along with today’s toxic cancel culture. Seemingly every day, the world’s biggest corporations…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Democratic Car? Republican Restaurant? Liberal Airline? Conservative Hotel?
It seems there is no separation anymore between politics and business, politics and sports, politics and entertainment. Duke Professor Aaron Chatterji writes about the phenomenon in the New York Times.…
Liberty
Even Prius Drivers
Haywood County is having difficulty recruiting volunteer firefighters: Despite the stereotype of volunteer firefighters as Type A alpha males, knowing your NASCAR drivers and driving a pick-up truck isn’t a…
Energy
Carbon-tax zealots concede: renewable energy may never compete
Depend upon it: news stories, industry studies, and especially lobbyists’ materials all frame the success and future importance of solar in terms of government programs. Not consumer demand and certainly not…
Liberty
Unintended Consequences
Unintended Consequence #1: Yesterday, I had the fortune of getting behind two run-down trucks that smelled like they were burning a mixture of bacon grease, skin moisturizer, and tires for…
Liberty
The Green Police, They Live in a Prius
Yesterday, Asheville kicked off a swell program. Garbage snoopers will soon be cruising through neighborhoods in a Prius and gifting households who put their recycling in order with a $50…
Liberty
HP passes on electric fleet
Following a cost analysis at the suggestion of council member Jim Corey, the City of High Point has determined “electric vehicles are far more expensive and the technology has not…
Liberty
New Prius promises to reduce carbon footprint to zero
New Prius Helps Environment By Killing Its Owner
Liberty
In this issue: Some Wake County elected officials don’t want to be bothered with facts about transit
View in your browser. In order to enlist the support of the Wake County cities and towns, the Wake County manager David Cooke and the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) CEO,…
Transportation
Here’s a shocker: The government-chosen technology might not be best
If you think we need more taxpayer-subsidized Chevy Volts or assorted hybrids to boost the overall fuel efficiency of American cars, you might want to read a story from the…
Liberty
Gas Mileage: Toyota Prius v. BMW M3
Sometimes information seems more convincing when said with a British accent. I was recently watching a Top Gear rerun. Apparently, a moderate driving style with an 8-cylinder engine can be…