Hegseth’s big gathering of top military brass and my experience in the car business

Most of us who have either deadlines or quotas to meet, have been summoned by our bosses and upbraided for failing to meet them.  If I could deal with it as an 18 year old in the car business in a much more vulgar fashion, military leaders should certainly be able to deal with it… Continue reading Hegseth’s big gathering of top military brass and my experience in the car business

The truth about tariffs, the only tax the establishment doesn’t like

In a country where we tax everything, tariffs have been singled out as uniquely disastrous, but why, when any argument applied to tariffs in particular can be applied to taxes in general?  There will always be a potential upside – more revenue raised and/or a change in behavior – and a downside, namely an increase… Continue reading The truth about tariffs, the only tax the establishment doesn’t like

My sixth six-speed roadster and a few reflections on aging after a half lifetime of cars

Cars are, in a sense, milestones in our lives. When I “finally” got my first roadster in 2002 it seemed a lifetime of driving had passed already, though it hadn’t even been ten years since I got my license and I couldn’t have predicted I’d have five more, spanning more than twenty.  Technically, the headline… Continue reading My sixth six-speed roadster and a few reflections on aging after a half lifetime of cars

When at first you don’t succeed, mandate it by executive fiat

“The Biden administration is banking on the old ‘if you build it they will come’ approach to cudgel the auto industry away from gas-burning cars. It also seems to recognize a giant problem at the heart of the long-awaited EV revolution: Americans don’t really want them.” In other words, they will force you to comply,… Continue reading When at first you don’t succeed, mandate it by executive fiat