One of the defining features of narcissism is the frequency of broken promises, by a person who is loyal only to himself and tends to view himself as the real “victim.” Henry Ford, the narcissist, was not a man one could trust with his word. In the immediate aftermath of World War I, Ford welched […]
Why Did Henry Ford Hate the Jews?
Henry Ford actually knew and liked a number of Jews who he knew in the particular. His neighbor Rabbi Leo M. Franklin and prominent Detroit architect, Albert Kahn come to mind. His dislike ran to the abstract concept of Jews operating within the stream of commerce, particularly those engaged in investment banking and agricultural product […]
Joseph Rogers Brown and the Second Industrial Revolution
The second Industrial Revolution developed with the application of science to the process of mass production. Joseph Rogers Brown was a mechanical engineer and clock maker in Providence, Rhode Island in the mid-19th Century. He was arguably the father of the precision manufacturing machinery that allowed for the close manufacturing of metal tolerances that made […]
Were the Dodge Brothers Jewish?
Henry Ford had a fear and resentment for the Dodge brothers, Horace and John. He was superstitious about their red hair, disapproving of their rambunctious lifestyles, and embittered over their considerable contribution to the success of the Ford Motor Company. In the early days of the Company the Dodges produced most of the Ford cars, […]
What Killed the Packard Motor Car Company?
The Packard Motor Car Company closed its doors and its great manufacturing plant on East Grand River Boulevard in Detroit drew silent in 1956 after more than a century of producing high quality American automobiles. Packard was not an anomily. Over 2,700 American automobiles folded sooner or later, mostly sooner. What led to Packard’s demise? […]
A Quiet President
The 1924 Presidential campaign arguably featured two men among a number of contestants who were the most like and the most unlike the current occupant of the office – they were Henry Ford and Calvin Coolidge. In the spring of 1923, Henry Ford led the field in a Collier’s Magazine presidential preference poll, including […]
Echoes Of Dodge V. The Ford MotorCompany (1919)
In its August 15, 2018 edition, the Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece written by Senator Elizabeth Warren, (D. Mass.) under the caption “Companies Shouldn’t Be Accountable Only to Shareholders.” In her article, Senator Warren notes a fundamental change in business practices occurring in the late 1980s in favor of rewarding corporate shareholders with […]
The Elopement of Empathy: Henry Ford and Donald Trump
Henry Ford and Donald Trump, two prominent and successful businessmen in their separate times, developed dangerous, maladaptive personalities leavened by an overwhelming need to protect their vulnerable, inner selves with an obsessive armor of self-absorption and advancement — extreme narcissism. Their individual successes largely spun around a core of special talent and ability and a […]