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The Change Optimist

The Change Optimist

A round-up of (mostly automotive) news that’s worth having an opinion about, delivered weekly.

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Maybe We Need To Recall Recalls

Mar 1, 2026

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15 min read

Maybe We Need To Recall Recalls

Increasingly, recalls are related to software. They’re bugs, not recalls. We’re using the wrong language.

Mathew Growden
Mathew Growden
Emergency Over?

Feb 22, 2026

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14 min read

Emergency Over?

If only The Donald loved Melania the way he loves Tariffs

Mathew Growden
Mathew Growden
American Idiots

Feb 15, 2026

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13 min read

American Idiots

History won't be kind to Lee Zeldin.

Mathew Growden
Mathew Growden
The Beginning Of The End

Feb 8, 2026

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15 min read

The Beginning Of The End

The automotive industry is reshaping itself in, around, and outside of the United States.

Mathew Growden
Mathew Growden
Just Add Pizza

Feb 1, 2026

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14 min read

Just Add Pizza

439-OH-OH-OH-OH Pizza Nova

Mathew Growden
Mathew Growden
China Gets More Electric

Jan 25, 2026

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14 min read

China Gets More Electric

China’s mostly coal-based thermal power generation fell in 2025 for the first time in a decade

Mathew Growden
Mathew Growden
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The Change Optimist

A round-up of (mostly automotive) news that’s worth having an opinion about, delivered weekly.