I'm on board with you out to a point, Stef. This wasn't intended to be a universal license for businesses to discriminate, merely a legal protection for those who objected to participation in a ceremony they see as religious. A "Christian" owned bakery wouldn't be allowed to refuse service in day-to-day sales or…

The cynic in me would point out that the "right thing" for a company is to continue to make money. Everything a company does is "selling" out in one form or another. Conversely, if a company can "do the right thing" then companies must implicitly have a moral code or system of ethics. (To "do the right thing" one must…

I used to live down there and attend the GP nearly every year. It really is a great setup they've got, and the access fans get to the Pirelli pits is unparalleled. It's a great event and the combination of tight corners with two significant straight aways leads to lots of passing as teams take advantage of different…

I'm not sure I agree. (Nothing against Harris.) He seems likable enough, but a bit too cool for the show. Top Gear works because it juxtaposes awesome cars with idiot hosts (well, one big idiot host). Jeremy worked because he didn't mind making himself look like an idiot (for that matter Richard and James don't mind…

Ironically Tymon hasn't had all that much to do with it. It was Clarkson who reported himself for the altercation. I suppose the guy must've made a statement to the inquiry panel, but he certainly didn't initiate anything. Tymon's hands are clean (although I wouldn't wait for them to bring me my dinner), Clarkson's…

Kind of a throwback, but this dyno pull by a TT Grand National was always kind of a game-changer for me... (And yeah, that's a burnout on a dyno...)

Yeah, no, I gotta call BS on this one. Super shady action by the camera car. Racing up behind a police car in the middle of a traffic stop and blaring your horn? Knowing exactly who you think the police officer is driving in the middle of a live event? BS.

Not sure what was going on here, but I'm calling shenanigans…

Jeeze, there's like three cars out there. How in the world did they manage to take somebody out with half a field?

An army certainly marches on its stomach, and the C-17 has done a remarkable job of supporting the broadest zone of U.S. military activity in history. From the deserts of Iraq to the mountains of Afghanistan to the jungles of Central Africa, the Globemaster has provided unparalleled logistical support for the U.S.…

Now the only way to know if you touched is if your exhaust pipes are wedged in the retaining wall...

(I kind of love it, too, though...)

The world is long overdue for a USDM "Hovervan."

Those conflicts are both valid, but occurred well-before the treaty of 1994, which has born remarkable progress in bilateral relations. Both governments remain rather coy about the full extent of the relationship (to admit cooperation would likely anger fringe publics on both sides of the border), but there have…

Jordan actually has an exceptional HUMINT program via their GID, although I'm given to understand there have been some scandals and significant personnel overhauls in the department recently

Except Jordan and Israel kind of get a long. (When looking at the den of insanity that is their geopolitical neighborhood, is it that hard to believe that two relatively stable regimes would look out for each other?)

Insightful observations on the video, man. I'd point out, however, that these kinds of propaganda clips aren't necessarily informational so much as chances to to get the ra-ra going with their civilian audience. My guess would be that the base footage isn't necessarily representative of what the Jordanian military is…

I'm going to guess a Forza mod sneaking in to Ford's official FB.

This is how Uncle Sam rolls coal...

For Ken Block's next Gymkhana I think he should hoon his way through a blood bank parking lot.

LOL. That was kind of how I read it, too. Original as in "not-Lego" version, not as in a specific iteration of the Enterprise... At least the confusion did net us a pretty sweet graphic of the different versions courtesy of Mr. Blair, though!

Car fires are always scary, but the notion of invisible flames always terrified me as a kid (and kind of still does)... Phasing out methanol was one of the smartest safety decisions in motorsport in the last 15 years.