Miles Passed, Miles Ahead

By KRIN GABBARD

A recent television commercial for Mercedes-Benz shows tigers, giraffes, and other exotic animals walking two by two into Noah's ark. The animals are followed by a line of people carrying treasured possessions: Michelangelo's "David," paintings by Van Gogh and Rembrandt, musical scores labeled Bach and Mozart, even a desktop computer. At the end, two silver automobiles drive in just as...

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