When James Tiberius Kirk attended the Star Fleet Academy, he was required by the school to take a test that had been constructed so it was impossible to win. Kirk, however, did not believe there was such a thing as a no-win scenario. He, therefore, introduced a virus into the computer software and defeated the Klingons in the ensuing virtual confrontation by cheating. We see that same thing happening today except that the Klingons have been replaced by government apparatchiks. Senators and representatives for the most part know nothing about the limitations of gasoline engines. From time to time, however, they ...