Is this communism? Is that what I’m doing here? I mean it sounds sort of like communism, advocating for collective ownership of a resource, but I implore all of you who may find this concept distasteful to just hear me out. The concept is really simple: Every neighborhood – made up of, say, 8-12 residences […]
I knew this would be Jason Torchinsky before I even clicked through. I didn't know he'd founded a new car website post-Jalopnik buyout. He's definitely still an American lib, but he has some genuine affection for stuff from the USSR and small people's cars in general and is much less chauvanist and much more interested in affordable, interesting transport solutions from the global south for example than most automotive journalists.
I wonder how much he's pulling his punches to avoid angering the owner of the website (Beau Boeckmann, who also owns car dealerships)
I'd guess at least a little bit in terms of politics and satirical stuff. Glancing through his articles on that site they definitely have his love of weird and wonderful cars, but it's all a bit more DeMuro 'quirks and features' than I remember his Jalopnik output being.
(Also, I'm way behind but your podcast is cool)