I’m pretty sure he’s still CEO. They forced him out of the Chairman position on the Board of Directors, but he is still a director.  This is the SEC’s announcement of their agreement with him:  https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-226

I want to suggest a different path. I know this probably won’t be popular, but it may be necessary. We all acknowledge, I think, that the country is very divided: rich-poor, black-white, urban-rural. The big problem for Democrats is that the Constitutional design of the Senate preferences land over people. There is a…

That chime would annoy the crap out of me. That said, I admire Lincoln for doing this. To me it shows that they are rethinking luxury, and trying to provide something that is not just bench-marking the Germans, but different than the Germans. Their 30 way seats offer a similar point—different and thoughtful. Good on…

What about Washington’s Initiative 1631? It would establish a carbon tax structured to help low income communities to avoid the effects of climate change. It’s a big deal. People should vote for that.

Can I be honest and say I kind of like the Malibu?  My wife and I are considering buying a second car, and it would primarily be to get me to and from work.  My preferences are all over the place, including electric since climate change is awful.  But setting that aside, the Malibu and the Impala are both good looking…

What cars though? There were a lot of cars that were bad in certain ways, even if they were well engineered for their time. I mean, think about all the Bush era SUVs. The H2 was a shitty car. The Ford Explorer drank gas and flipped over. The Chevy Blazer from that era was not good. But it’s not just SUVs. Would anyone…

What if he’s had a few drinks?  Would that be drunk driving?

Neither Ford nor VW is really a leader in autonomous vehicles.  So, adding them together doesn’t really get anything.  That’s sort of true on electric as well.  VW has gone all in on electric since dieselgate, but their current offerings are weak, as are Ford’s.  Under the VW brand at least.  I mean, Audi and Porsche…

I’M OFFENDED.  THESE CUPS DON’T HAVE A PICTURE OF CRUCIFIED CHRIST ON THEM.  

Do you have children?

Who gives a shit?  It’s an opportunity to have fun, especially for children.  We get to have fun without having connections to religious rituals.  

I don’t know, but clicking around Jalopnik, it looks like it’s a unique frame built by Jeep with a wrangler body bolted on top.  

I understand that something like 75% of all Wranglers are four doors. For me, though, that’s just bizarre. I would fall into the 25% of people who get the two door. I had an old YJ, and part of the point of these things, in my opinion, is that they’re small little runabouts that can go off road. They are not family…

I would love to have a Jeep truck. Two things are holding me back on this one. First, the wheelbase is going to be enormous. It just looks wrong to me. Second, why aren’t the rear doors full sized? On the Wrangler Unlimited, the rear doors are smaller, because they would otherwise run into the wheel wells. But that’s…

Faster than an NSX, more grip than an NSX.  Does it have to have a mid engine to be a super car?

How’s the interior?  

Ever drive one?  They’re a blast.  

I am somewhat surprised that this isn’t covered in Trump stickers and owned by a pipebomber.  

There is another streaming service, Kanopy, that offers the Criterion Collection.  It’s accessible through many libraries.  So, here in NY, if you have a NYPL card, you can watch up to 10 movies per month on Kanopy.  Check your local library!

I hate this thing so much.  It’s just so stupid.  There is nothing useful or interesting here.