Jed Babbin: In all but one circumstance, it’s almost unknown for an investment by government to return dividends quickly. That one circumstance is when the government invests in failure. When government invests in failure -- as it did with the automakers’ bailout last fall -- the investment crea...

In a rare upset, a French car actually lost a Choose Your Eternity challenge! Not only that, front-wheel-drive triumphed over a rear-engined machine. Yes, the Fiat 128 Rally beat the Simca 1000GL in......