Artificial demand is no way to “fix” the auto industry

President-elect Obama and like-minded supporters have made much of their grand idea to force the U.S. auto industry into producing “green” vehicles as the next wave of the future, with electric cars and plug-in hybrids held up as  particularly attractive saviors. Never mind that there are no indications that consumers actually want to buy these [...]

NYT shows its disdain for the public

Today’s New York Times editorial, advocating the imposition of mass transit systems on taxpayers, displays the typical liberal contempt for what most people in the country would choose for themselves. I use the term “imposition” because it’s obvious that Americans – by vast margins – prefer to use their own personal transportation rather than mass [...]