Tag: Elon Musk
Trump’s DOGE campaign accelerates 50-year trend of government privatization
Nathan Meyers, UMass Amherst
Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has aggressively moved to shrink the federal government....
George Washington, a real estate investor and successful entrepreneur, knew the...
Eliga Gould, University of New Hampshire
During his three presidential campaigns, Donald Trump promised to run the federal government...
DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power
Allison Stanger, Middlebury
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has secured unprecedented access to at least seven sensitive...
USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions...
Nicole Hassoun, Binghamton University, State University of New York
On his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2025, President...
Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting prioritizes ‘real’ independence from the US − but what...
Garret Martin, American University School of International Service
Germany’s presumptive new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, faces challenges both at home...
How Elon Musk’s deep ties to – and admiration for –...
Linggong Kong, Auburn University
Elon Musk holds an outsized influence in the new Trump administration.
As...
Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional...
Zachary Price, University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Because of the Trump administration’s efforts to cut...
Efficiency − or empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile takeover could end...
Allison Stanger, Middlebury
Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE,...
EXPLORING NATURE
Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks
Kristina P. Brant, Penn State
On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia....
