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There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
How regime change happens in America
Trump’s renaming of the Gulf of Mexico is not triumphant but pathetic.
America’s health is in the hands of an anti-vaccine conspiracist.
The key criteria for those in the top-tier positions appear to be loyalty, wealth, and ideological fervor, not competence.
He used the constitution to shatter the constitution.
Everything is going to be a little more expensive now.
Lessons from the pandemic and its aftermath
The defense secretary is signaling a major shift.
The company’s fate will reveal how strong the foundation of Elon Musk’s influence really is.
The conflict isn’t over, but its fate now appears clear.