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The Long View 2008-06-25: A Locomotive Pastorale

In speaking of Harry Truman, John J. Reilly mentions the small-town America that he was a part of, the same small-town America that produced the miracles of Silicon Valley. In 2008, rising gas prices were one of the many things that tipped the unwise lending practices into widespread default. Small

The Long View 2008-01-08: Self-Piloted Vehicles; Slaves & Servants; FDR on the Volga; Ceausescu in New Hampshire

John J. Reilly correctly notes the value of self-driving cars, especially the urbanist’s dream of eliminating parking from the city, although he didn’t phrase it that way. However, it is very funny to me to read this optimistic forecast from GM about how they could field autonomous cars

Epic Win

How a $500 Craigslist car beat $400k Rally Racers Wow. That is about all I can say. My favorite part of the article: OK, I know reading this is probably getting old, but wow. I'm having breakfast wearing a BMW jacket and the table next to me (like ten guys)