Back in 2016, Kevin Maney published an essay in Newsweek, titled "Why the World Hates Silicon Valley." Uber has just given us another reason. They actually want to take over our cars now, in the name of "sustainability" so that everyone will be forced to ride Uber. According to the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Marc Scribner: Uber has signed onto a document called “Shared Mobility Principles for Sustainable Cities,” which was prepared by short-term car rental company ZipCar and a who’s who of left-wing green pressure groups, including the Natural Resources Defense Council, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, Smart Growth America’s Transportation for America advocacy project, and the World Resources Institute, to name a few. Most of the principles are fact-free platitudes about “livability,” “zero emissions,” and “sustainability,” which is typical politician-speak for...(Read Full Post)