Here’s an alarming development that strikes at the heart of American values: Young Americans are less and less interested in driving and cars. This indifference among the age group 16 to 29 has automakers worried. “Many of their potential customers couldn’t care less about owning a car in the first place,” report the trend watchers at The Wall Street Journal. If this isn’t treasonous, it’s the next-closest thing. Cars define this society. One reason we won World War II was that so many young American men knew how to drive before they entered the military.
— Hey! Andy Rooney came back from the dead to write a final musty and hilariously cranky editorial. Glad the Globe decided to use it.
