I like the 2016 Jeep Renegade but I can’t fully tell you why. It’s a nice-enough vehicle in the Jeep tradition.  There is [...]

The idiom “Crossing the Rubicon” means to pass a point of no return, and refers to Julius Caesar‘s army’s crossing of the river in 49 BC, which was considered [...]

ESPN now gives its on-air announcers the option of saying or not saying the offensive name of the professional football team in our [...]

Once upon a time, there was little black girl in the Brewster Projects of Detroit, Michigan … And once upon a time, going [...]

Not so long ago, some people blamed us – the ‘gays’ – for taking a perfectly good word and ruining it. ‘Gay’ used to mean lighthearted, fun, happy. It still does, it just now has some other connotations that are, well, gay. Still, many are disgusted. [...]

Take nearly 70 years of Jeep four-wheel-drive experience, mix in a healthy dose of Mercedes engineering, stoke it with a big HEMI V8 [...]

Real luxury is never having to worry about where the road will lead. While my partner was slaving away doing bank duty last weekend, I took the re-invigorated 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee to my favorite road. I’ve traveled this sliver of pavement since I was a baby, but apparently the state had other plans for my day. There was a detour. I paid it no mind, swerved around the barricades, and hit the gas with full confidence the Jeep could handle anything in its way. [...]

The idea of taking the suburb-conquering, Rubicon-busting Jeep Grand Cherokee and turning it into a star of your weekend track club is somewhat akin to putting sneaks on L. L. Bean and asking him to win the New York Marathon. One has to wonder, “What’s the point?” [...]