Myths and Rationalizations

29 November 2006

It seems that not a day goes by without some U.S. automaker policy wonk trying to rationalize why Japanese automakers are kicking U.S. automakers to t…

Da Cubs and Da Bears

27 November 2006

Last Thursday there was an interesting debate on MSNBC on the future of the Chicago Cubs.  The Cubs are currently owned by The Tribune, a large newspa…

From Russia With Lean

22 November 2006

As if Ford and GM didn't have enough problems.  The November 20th issue of Business Week has an article on GAZ, the large Russian auto maker, and…

The Speed of Chaos

20 November 2006

Sometimes we just can't help but be ahead of our time.  Almost six months ago I told you about my experience driving in Italian traffic.  The lack…

Keeping It Simple

20 November 2006

Many of you that get the Sunday paper may have seen John Maeda's article on How To Keep It Simple in the last Parade magazine insert.  Mr. Maeda i…