Introduction to the Non-Fascist Life

2.2 The Rise, Fall and Overhaul of International

What were some of the key factors marking International Harvester’s early success? What became of those factors when the company gambled and lost? What role did those same factors play in the company’s struggle to reinvent itself? In answering…

Michael P. Ford

Mar 13

2.1 Introduction

In 1979, John D. Mucros and his wife, Ginny, were living in Dublin, CA. Thirteen years, eight assignments and five relocations…

Michael P. Ford

Mar 10

1.4 Conclusion

The song goes, “Here’s a truck stop instead of Saint Peter’s…yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,” and K sings along.¹⁸⁷ Is it really so surprising that “the soul of business” should find such a clear and distinct expression in the ordinary workings and the succession plan of a family-owned commercial…

Michael P. Ford

Feb 28

1.333 Becoming-Equal

The anthropology of apprenticeship recommends that a theory of learning account for three fundamental elements or…

Michael P. Ford

Feb 14

1.332 The Line of Flight

“How is a person made?”¹⁶¹ Specifically, how is a person made as a function of “the biggest machine in the world,”…