Musk just installed Starlink to boost White House Wifi – but is it necessary?

According to The New York Times, the satellite internet service was provided to the government as part of Musk-led cost-cutting measures via the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed the move was intended to “improve Wifi connectivity” across the complex — despite the fact that the site […]

Elon Musk’s Starlink at the White House: Concerns Grow

Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet Service Installed at the White House. Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service has been installed at the White House, sparking concerns about potential conflicts of interest as the billionaire takes a central role in a government initiative aimed at reducing federal costs. The installation, reported by The New York Times, raises alarms […]

Injunction Dysfunction Or Tyrant Disruption? Trump-Era Judicial Paralysis Explained

Authored by Ben Weingarten via RealClearInvestigations, Can a single judge unilaterally thwart the president of the United States? That’s the contentious question the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to resolve last week in response to court orders blocking its effort to curtail birthright citizenship, and after a slew of decrees requiring the president do everything from […]

Science policy this week: Mar. 17, 2025

The courthouse in San Francisco where a judge ordered federal agencies to reinstate fired probationary employees. Sam Wheeler / CC BY-SA 3.0 Probationary employees reinstated at science agencies Last week, judges in California and Maryland ordered several agencies to immediately offer all fired probationary employees their jobs back, in some cases temporarily. The covered agencies […]

Government expert on Elon Musk and DOGE’s “slash-and-burn exercise”

It was a remarkable moment last Tuesday: President Trump standing beside a shiny electric car at the White House making a pitch for the car’s maker, Elon Musk: “This man has devoted his energy and his life to doing this. I think he’s been treated very unfairly by a very small group of people.” For […]