| Mar 8, 2010 | Economy / BusinessWhen I was a lad, growing up in the shadow of the Ford Rouge plant in Detroit, Japan was known for the manufacture of junky products–cheap knickknacks and toys that broke in your hand. With World War II, Japanese products disappeared, leaving some of us to...
| Mar 1, 2010 | Economy / BusinessThere’s an apology epidemic. If it’s not a corporate executive (Akiro Toyoda) then it’s an athlete (Tiger Woods, Mark McGuire) or a politician (Mark Sanford, John Edwards). People seem to require it; I don’t know why. It reminds me of A...
