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Elon Musk
The Billionaire Astronaut Caught in the Trump-Musk Crossfire
Washington drama cost Jared Isaacman his dream job running NASA. He tells Gabe Kaminsky why he isn’t done with politics.
Gabe Kaminsky
Is Elon Musk the New Ross Perot?
Washington plays by different rules than Silicon Valley. Musk hasn’t mastered them.
Matthew Continetti
The MAGA-Tech Partnership Was Never Meant to Last
Trump’s movement looks to the past for inspiration. Silicon Valley looks to the future. Is it any wonder their alliance is showing cracks?
Tyler Cowen
Trump and Musk Are Getting Divorced. What Happens to the Kids?
The tech right, an influential group of MAGA-friendly Silicon Valley types, will now have to pick a side.
Frannie Block and Gabe Kaminsky
The Elon-Trump Bromance Crashes and Burns
A series of conflicts of interest cut to the core of the delicate tech bro-MAGA alliance.
Batya Ungar-Sargon
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
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