Quin Hillyer
I received the word yesterday, through a mutual friend; today, J. Christian Adams does a nice job paying tribute. Our friend, and regular AmSpec contributor, Ray Hartwell, died Friday evening at an all-too-young 66, while working out on a treadmill…
Yesterday at NRO I reported, after much investigation, that a host of shenanigans by the Obamite political troops at the Labor Department were destroying morale there and ill serving the public. Poetry contests at OSHA. Glossy, expensive, politically charged posters…
The economy must be doing a lot better than all the wretched indexes (number of people no longer even trying to find work, number of people on the dole, etc.) indicate. Otherwise, GM would not have announced it is committed…
Let’s raise a glass to the Unwanted Exotic. It is very low production — and very high cost — and thus, rarely seen. Like a Bugatti Veyron. If we were talking Bugattis, there would waiting lists; people wrangling and wheedling…
Perhaps the greatest lady in 20th century American politics died at age 97 on Saturday, and her example should instruct conservatives just as much as it does her fellow liberals. Corinne “Lindy” Claiborne Boggs was the widow of a House…
Diesel-powered cars could be the ticket — as far as giving us very high-mileage cars (50-plus MPGs) with excellent power/performance and without the liabilities of hybrids — including the additional expense/complexity of having two powerplants (a gas engine and an…
Tesla’s $60,000-plus electric car is a terrible idea — as a commercially viable consumer product. But the way Tesla sells (well, tries to sell) its cars is a fantastic idea. A revolutionary idea. And so, a very dangerous idea. To…
Back in the ’80s, you may have had to “Drive 55” on the highway — but in other ways, things were pretty damn good. At least, a lot better in a number of ways than they are now. For instance,…
Summer’s coming — and so (probably) are higher gas prices. There has already been a nationwide uptick of about 40 cents a gallon over the past few months — and we’re still a few weeks away from spring. It’s likely…
