Office Hours: Musk’s most dangerous power grabThe richest man in the world keeps moving toward authoritarianism. The dangers he poses to democracy are growing, and he must be restrained.Friends, Some people would like to believe that Elon Musk is no longer a danger to democracy because his polls are in the basement and he’s apparently on his way out of Trump’s White House. They’re wrong. Musk still has Trump’s ear, and even after he leaves he’ll be back in the White House at least once a week. More troubling, Musk continues to expand his power in ways that pose growing threats to democracy in America and around the world. Today I’d like to discuss these major dangers and get your input about which you believe is the most dangerous and requires most constraint. ... Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Robert Reich to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. A subscription gets you:
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