Japanese Cars On Top

American Voices

March 7, 2006 | ISSUE 42•09

Every automobile in Consumer Reports’ list of the top 10 cars in the U.S. is Japanese-made. What do you think?

As a GM employee, I'm stunned. I thought all the hard work and long hours I put in badmouthing the Japanese would have some effect.

Grant Hayes
Office-Supply Salesman
Hey, Hiroshima, Consumer Reports—you win some, you lose some.

Mavis Brown
Student
I got my 1980s county-fair Jap-car-smashing sledgehammer out of storage. Just point me to the right parking lot.

Eric Hessler
Creative Director

Migrating Whooping Cranes Stall In Alabama

02.07.12 | ISSUE 48•06

Nine whooping cranes that had been following an ultralight aircraft as it guided them on their migratory route stopped when they reached Alabama, 500 miles short of the intended destination.
Florida Millionaire Adopts 42-Year-Old Girlfriend

02.06.12 | ISSUE 48•06

A 48-year-old West Palm Beach millionaire and polo club founder has adopted his 42-year-old girlfriend in an apparent bid to avoid paying out a wrongful death lawsuit.
Should Sugar Be Regulated?

02.03.12 | ISSUE 48•05

In a recent editorial in the journal Nature, researchers from the University of California–San Francisco suggested that as a toxic substance, sugar should be taxed and regulated like alcohol or tobacco.
Burmese Pythons Exterminating Everglades Mammals

02.02.12 | ISSUE 48•05

A study in the journal Proceedings Of The National Academy of Sciences links a drastic decline in raccoons and other mammals in the Florida everglades to the introduction of Burmese pythons.
Facebook To Launch IPO

02.01.12 | ISSUE 48•05

Social networking site Facebook is expected to go public this week and will likely become the largest tech IPO in history.