> Weak-link computer chips in items that don’t require them also came in for abuse.
Indeed.
I cannot recommend his podcast with Matt Taibbi [1] or the print-only newspaper he edits-at-large [2] highly enough. The man is an American treasure.
[1] https://www.racket.news/s/america-this-week
[2] https://www.countyhighway.com/