Is Elon Musk taking over the US government? Here’s how ‘state capture’ works – and why we should be concerned
Elon Musk has been accused of attempting a coup or hostile takeover of the US government. His actions could better be ...
Foreign Affairs1d
Why America Won’t Become Hungary
Such an effort to concentrate authority in an all-controlling executive has a striking parallel in Europe: the remaking of Hungary under its longtime prime minister, Viktor Orban. Since coming to ...
Foreign Strongmen Cheer as Musk Dismantles U.S. Aid Agency
Leaders in Russia, Hungary and El Salvador welcomed the Trump administration’s assault on U.S.A.I.D., which many ...
AfD leader's Hungary invite shows erosion of German far-right party's isolation
An endorsement from Elon Musk, 5 million euros in financial donations this year alone, and now an invitation to meet ...
Vox6d
Their democracy died. They have lessons for America about Trump’s power grab.
Much in the way that Trump and Elon Musk have seized control of an obscure but critical federal payments system, Orbán targeted the guts of democracy. “Hungary was in a similar situation in ...
Hungary's Orban says US funding to NGOs and media must be revealed
Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday Hungary would take steps to ensure all aid funding coming from the United States ...
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Donald Trump’s Orbán Playbook Is Working Exactly as Intended
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The events of the past two weeks are ...
Letters: Elon Musk’s involvement in government affairs is an affront to our democracy
Elon Musk’s involvement in government affairs is an unprecedented, extralegal appointment and a direct affront to democratic ...
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Right Wing Authoritarianism and Liberal Illusions
As Donald Trump unconstitutionally allows Elon Musk to attempt to radically reshape the federal government along lines more ...
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Is Musk taking over? Here’s how ‘state capture’ works — and why we should be worried | Opinion
Many Americans have watched in horror as Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has been permitted to tear through various ...
Republican who ran USAID under Bush calls dismantling it 'madness' as Trump, Musk cut nearly all staff
Since the end of World War II, the United States has remained a global power through foreign policy defined by what retired ...
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team
The two top security officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development were put on administrative leave Saturday ...