Oligarch of the Covenant

“It feels strange to suggest that the second-most memorable thing that happened on a stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, this year was the former president of the United States getting shot in the face. But if Donald Trump wins the presidential election, the image that will be seared in my mind is that of the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, jumping around the same stage a few months later—eyes weirdly vacant, a black MAGA hat splayed awkwardly on his head, his legs and arms outstretched in the shape of a knotted and overgrown X.” MoJo: The Oligarch Election. “American billionaires have long placed their thumbs on the scale of democracy—but never like this.” (And the election results mean there are gonna be a lot more of the billions.)