Articles by Adam Kelnhofer

Harley-Davidson motorcycles are cultural icons representing the freedom, independence and self-expression that are part of what it means to be an American. Not all of Harley’s creations became legendary and timeless designs though. There have been several eras of Harley-Davidson marked by dark times when motorcycle design took a backseat to appeasing the interests of […]

The roads these days are awash with more gray, silver, black and white crossovers and SUVs than I can count. Crossovers are outselling many regular cars these days because people like the extra space for all their stuff, and because they think they’re safer because they’re bigger. As we know from standardized safety testing by […]

Eighteen police officers in South Florida made the collective decision to open fire on a hijacked UPS truck driven by two jewelry store robbers who were holding the UPS driver hostage. These officers made the decision to light the brown truck up in the middle of bumper-to-bumper traffic at a crowded intersection full of motorists […]

Car safety and drivers these days are far from great. There are more inattentive drivers than ever staring at their cellphones either in the palm of their hand or suction-cupped to the windshield. People rely on blind-spot monitors to change lanes rather than using their eyes and set their adaptive cruise control to follow the […]

Carroll Shelby’s car company, Shelby American, has been the subject of a lot of attention lately with the release of the drama Ford V Ferrari and the celebration of Ford’s four first place finishes at Le Mans 50-years-ago. The documentary movie Shelby American is an attempt to shed more light on Carroll Shelby and his […]

The new Ford Mustang Mach E crossover is another example that car companies are coming out with more new all-electric cars every year, making prices come down as the rate of production increases and technology improves. More working-class people can afford these greener alternatives, but the downsides of adopting a new technology are still forcing […]

2019 marks the 50th anniversary of Ford’s fourth first-place finish in a row on the rippled, torn and unforgiving Circuit de La Sarthe during the 24 Hours. of Le Mans. The country roads bordered by grandstands, spectators and several centuries-old hedgerows have not seen a battle as fierce as the fight between Enzo Ferrari and […]

Von Trier’s food game has been lacking for the past half-decade or so. I’ve been going to Von Trier for drinks with friends ever since I reached 21, in fact, I even had a drink here on my 21st birthday. Back then they had a sign on the side of the building that read: “Great […]

Hundreds of people park their cars in the UWM Union parking garage every day with the assumption their vehicles will be in the same parking spot as they left them when they return. When UWM journalism student Ian Bergersen walked through the door into the Union parking garage to get in his Ford Explorer and […]

A project that will change the vast majority of job titles and descriptions for all employees of the UW System raised numerous concerns among teachers and other staff members. The Title and Total Compensation project was not the only financial topic of the day. University-Wisconsin Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone kicked off the meeting by stressing […]

Many people find conspiracy theories annoying and are not the type of people to partake in such nonsense. That being said, Jeffrey Epstein’s death is very convenient. Epstein’s death needs to be investigated further.  While people might consider the conspiracy theorists who say Epstein was murdered crazy because they have no hard evidence to back […]

Progress in society is not always met with flowers and hugs; sometimes it is met with uproar and criticism, like when Proctor & Gamble decided to remove the Venus logo from its Always brand packaging for sanitary pads. The decision to remove the Venus logo from sanitary pad packaging was made in order to appeal […]