Elections

President Trump or President Musk? A Billionaire’s Grip on Power

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Musk with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump. (Wikipedia)

As President-elect Donald Trump gears up to take office on January 20, 2025, the spotlight is on an unlikely figure with an outsized role in shaping his administration: billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Having contributed over $250 million to Trump’s campaign, Musk is now poised to head the newly created “Department of Government Efficiency” (aptly acronymized … Read more

Trump’s War on Science: How Public Health & Environment Paid the Price

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President Trump and Alex Azar at the signing of Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 into law

In an era where truth was increasingly muddled, Donald Trump’s first administration took a stance that many would describe as a “war on science.” This war wasn’t waged with bullets or bombs but with misinformation, deregulation, and silencing the very experts tasked with protecting public health and the environment. What emerged from this conflict is … Read more