
It was the most recent disturbing analysis of the president’s interventions, which included President Trump’s fire, , and civil servants to leave.
The details of Mr. Musk’s part and objective in the government overhaul are still unclear, and the entire picture has not yet been fully revealed. ( On Monday, President Trump tried to offer some clarity, that” Elon can’t do and won’t do anything without our approval”. )
However, these reports ‘ cumulative effects provide at best a complex response to a problem that ought to be straightforward: Who exactly is in charge of the federal government?
It’s disturbing enough not to be able to directly address “democratically elected officials” in the media. Perhaps more troubling is the possibility that the real solution is Mr. Musk — the world’s richest guy— and other inexplicable, appointed, unsubstantiated allies cozy with the president.
Social economists have a brand for that: state capture. When wealthy private interests have a powerful influence on a government, they can easily lead policy decisions and public money for their own good or for the good of their intellectual co-travelers ( or both ).
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