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Elon Musk
Is DOGE Dead?
The world’s richest man is back to ‘spending 24/7’ at his old jobs, but left behind devotees who are accumulating power and influence.
Gabe Kaminsky
Why DOGE Failed
You can’t fix the government unless you know how it really works. Musk never did.
Joe Nocera
How Elon Musk Unleashed Chaos Inside the NIH
A frenzy of changes by DOGE underlings is colliding with resistance from the agency’s scientists and top officials.
Gabe Kaminsky
Welcome to Elon’s Muskville
Tesla and Starlink are crammed into one small patch of central Texas, where locals have mixed feelings about their sort-of overlord.
Daniel Kalder
Musk Pledged to Cut $1 Trillion at DOGE. Republicans Say It Was Always a Pipe Dream.
The target was far-fetched, say Musk defenders, though they vow to keep cutting.
Gabe Kaminsky
Exclusive: Democrats Push to Make Elon Musk’s Financial Disclosure Public
The legislation would force greater ethics scrutiny on the world’s richest man.
Gabe Kaminsky
Yuval Levin: You Can’t Run Government Through Retribution
Donald Trump’s key early actions are responses to frustrations from his first term. But did he learn the wrong lesson?
Yuval Levin
Timothée Chalamet and the Rise of the Try-Hards
Out with ironic distance, and in with excellence—or at least the pursuit of it.
Suzy Weiss
Emperor Elon, Don’t Give Us Ebola
Turns out, in slashing federal funding, the head of DOGE is getting rid of some good stuff. Like disease prevention.
Nellie Bowles
I Can Explain Why the Nazi Salute Is Back
When Steve Bannon gives a stiff-armed salute after a speech about American greatness, we are watching an oppositional culture so addicted to opposition…
Richard Hanania
The Rule of Law After the Vibe Shift
Can Trump make America great again by executive order? Or is he trashing the Constitution?
Charles Lane
The ‘Everything Is Broken’ Administration
‘The choice was between a slow canoe ride through more of the same, or a roller coaster. Americans chose the roller coaster.’
Oliver Wiseman
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