Commentary
Who is Toyota?Last Saturday, my wife and I happened to bicycle past an elegantly designed and immaculately landscaped car dealership, a usually thriving place that’s been selling Toyotas in South Florida since 1968. That afternoon it was packed with vehicles — and empty of customers. As the nation awaits this week’s congressional hearings, the non-message that’s slowly building is one of distrust and dismay that Japan’s sterling automotive manufacturer — the envy of the world, really, and the benchmark that Detroit sought madly to match — could have fallen into such confusion. This week’s hearings, done right, can raise some important questions….
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Younger People Far More Accepting of Interracial Marriage
For more information, see this week’s Research Report.
What They're Saying
Integrity“No matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens.”
– U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Adm. Mike Mullen, speaking last week to [...]
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Toyota Chief Apologizes as Quality Crisis EscalatesToyota’s chief last week formally apologized for the problems confronted by owners of his company’s vehicles, saying he would lead a special committee to improve quality control….
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Straight Shooting“You don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.”
– Barry Goldwater (Five-term U.S. senator and Republican 1964 presidential candidate, 1909-1998)
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