Re: footnote 36, The last line really struck home for me. Perhaps politics is so awful today because history is poorly taught, and too few people have the supreme example of George Washington compared to the clowns of today.
I'm not sure what the point was of comparing a T-bird, one of the most beautiful cars of all time, to a run-of-the-mill modern SUV. Why not compare to a Lotus or a Model S, that are at least arguably well designed?
I was trying to compare what were some of the most popular cars in each decade, not the best. Certainly there are attractive cars made today, the point is that they're more the exception than the rule. Or was the Thunderbird not a common and popular car in its time?
Re: footnote 36, The last line really struck home for me. Perhaps politics is so awful today because history is poorly taught, and too few people have the supreme example of George Washington compared to the clowns of today.
Great article
I'm not sure what the point was of comparing a T-bird, one of the most beautiful cars of all time, to a run-of-the-mill modern SUV. Why not compare to a Lotus or a Model S, that are at least arguably well designed?
I was trying to compare what were some of the most popular cars in each decade, not the best. Certainly there are attractive cars made today, the point is that they're more the exception than the rule. Or was the Thunderbird not a common and popular car in its time?
Excellent article. I think that this is your strongest excerpt yet.