Musk and Trump: DOGE, Debt, and DefaultThe Department of Government Efficiency goes inefficiently bust. The last 48 hours have been historic—and not in a good way. Elon Musk has left the Trump administration with a black eye and a fresh dose of chaos. The official line is that he “tripped on something,” but given the … Read more
Imagine a right-wing regime where private business and authoritarian politics are so closely intertwined that the boundary between the two ceases to exist. A system where businessmen sit at the cabinet table, making decisions not for the public good, but to further their own corporate interests. In this world, politics and profit collude. The demand … Read more
This isn’t the blog I originally intended to write, but events over took me. Kier Starmer has returned relatively unscathed from his visit to the madhouse that is Trump’s White House. The headlines focused on Trump’s attention-seeking antics and Starmer’s nerdy calm. Not everyone was pleased. A lot of people seem stunned that so far … Read more
One year ago this week Donald Trump lost the US presidential election. It seems like a lot more recent than that because his endless attempted recounts, and futile attempts at litigation, mean that we get to experience the joy of watching him lose over and over again. It never gets tired. I am currently banned … Read more