Elon Musk, left, shakes hands with President Donald Trump at the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship in March 2025 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

MAGA’s ‘war on empathy’ might not be original, but it is dangerous

MAGA’s distaste for empathy is less a well-meaning critique than an all-out war as figures like Elon Musk and Jordan Peterson incorrectly — and dangerously — dismiss it as weakness.

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