
Good riddance to Elon Musk
The Tesla chief’s Doge was the worst of all worlds.
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The Tesla chief’s Doge was the worst of all worlds.
ByIn the face of Trump’s illiberal policies, the legal profession is not only surrendering, it’s collaborating.
ByDonald Trump and Elon Musk are just the latest populists to weaponise fears of a sinister “deep state”.
ByRepublicans cheer along dutifully; Democrats hold up signs.
ByThe real story of the Prime Minister’s US trip was one of British weakness.
ByHe has realised that the Almighty is the perfect marketing tool.
ByEven the radical architects of Project 2025 didn’t propose what Elon Musk is doing to US democracy.
ByThe US president repeatedly vowed not to pardon his son. In his final weeks in office he did it anyway.
ByThe president embraces the Silicon Valley elite, leaving populists with little to celebrate.
ByHe will be remembered for his foreign policy mistakes – and his refusal to let go.
ByJoe Biden doesn’t own this peace – but Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu must now take responsibility for what comes next.
ByThe controversial Maga loyalist has withdrawn from consideration for serving as Donald Trump’s attorney general.
ByThis Maga wish-list of a team is intent on burning down America’s institutions.
ByAmerica’s diplomats are going in circles – closely followed by Bob Woodward.
ByRepublicans like the “realism” but not the “progressive” part of the shadow foreign secretary’s doctrine.
ByShe is ready to be Britain’s first female chancellor. But will Rachel Reeves’ caution stifle her creativity?
ByDemocrats are blasé about the Florida governor, while Republicans know he won’t beat Donald Trump.
ByWith the war soon to enter its second year, Ukraine still needs all the Western support it can get.
ByThe country’s rail strikes reveal a vulnerability in its workforce.
ByHow a new African-American history museum reveals the changing face of the US capital.
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