How Elon Musk Divided a SpaceX Employee From a Close Friend

I’m doing something a little different with the newsletter today: delving into some reporting left over in my notebook that shows how Elon Musk — and the strong feelings that working for him can engender — can come between even the closest of friends. Last month, my colleagues and I published a story about Steve […]

Peter Schiff: Stagflation Is Here And The Fed Is Clueless

Via SchiffGold.com, In Sunday’s episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter tackles the misguided optimism of the Federal Reserve, the dangers of escalating tariffs, and the troubling signs of entrenched stagflation. Peter takes a critical view of Jerome Powell’s policies, scrutinizes the logic behind rate cuts amidst ongoing inflation, and warns investors that Bitcoin will continue to […]

DOGE Faces Being Defunded Under ‘Delete DOGE Act’: What to Know

A Democratic representative has introduced a bill that seeks to defund Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. Representative Sara Jacobs of California introduced the Delete DOGE Act on Thursday. A spokesperson for Jacobs told Newsweek, “We’re working to build support for the bill across the aisle, especially as Elon Musk targets programs like SNAP, Social […]

The Prophet of Trump’s Revolution

A year or so before the most recent election of Donald Trump, I read a newly-released book that, while little-noticed upon publication, opened a window on the new era of America politics, outlining virtually every issue that Trump would raise on his march to the presidency while detailing the powerful structural and institutional obstacles he […]

Elon Musk Paid Off Tesla’s $465 Million Government Loan 9 Years Early With Interest, Penalties —And a Message to Taxpayers: ‘I Hope We Did You Proud’

A 2014 “60 Minutes” interview with Elon Musk is suddenly back in rotation on X and it’s not hard to see why. With headlines swirling about Musk backing away from his role at the Department of Government Efficiency and calls for federal spending cuts growing louder, the clip is a timely throwback to a different […]

Elon Musk believes the ‘biggest threat’ to US citizens is…

Elon Musk has once again sparked conversation on social media, this time by reacting to a post about the dangers of rising US government debt. A recent Twitter post by author Scott Adams said that the “biggest threat to the citizens of the United States is uncontrolled government spending creating ruinous debt.” The Tesla and […]