While President Donald Trump appears to govern with the flourish of a head of state, he is more invested in the job’s pageantry than the day-to-day.
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In the 1930s a group sprang up in North America that wanted to merge the US with Canada. Elon Musk’s grandfather was a significant figure.
Donald Trump has cited the Gilded Age era as an inspiration – but experts say it was rife with government and business corruption, social turmoil and inequality.
The response from Elon Musk and Donald Trump to outrage about their cuts to the U.S. federal government follows a proven of ‘deny, divert, delay and destroy.’
The president’s apparent strategy is attempting to eliminate the agency on his own authority, while asking Congress to finish the job, an education expert writes.
The president’s executive orders are part of a decades-long trend of shrinking government’s role while expanding private sector control over public services.
Former service members already face stark challenges as they integrate back into civilian life. Cuts to veterans’ services will make that only worse.
18F was the US government’s in-house technology consultancy, lauded for saving taxpayer money and improving services. Here’s what it did − and what’s now lost.
All presidents should expect to be sued early and often by state attorneys general of the opposite party.
The Musk-led purge of public servants is causing concern among some Republicans as well as Democrats.
Whether by shuffling agency personnel, creating new agencies, or limiting their capacity for oversight, a common tactic among power-hungry leaders is establishing control over the country’s bureaucracy.
Granting tech leaders direct control over government functions fundamentally alters the relationship between private power and public governance.
A desire to fight ‘wokeness’ and reduce government spending are among the reasons that Trump and his supporters want to close the Education Department.
News reports paint a frightening picture of DOGE staff trampling time-tested – and in many cases legally required – management and security practices.
He wants to change government and the role it plays in a big way. Congress might make that hard.
Second acts in politics have historically been marred by leaders who are unable, or unwilling, to adjust to unexpected developments in the domestic, economic or global arenas.
DOGE’s goals may be desirable or detestable, depending on who you ask. But partisan leanings aside, could DOGE have any benefits?
Dogecoin’s rebound – after several years of devaluation and disrepute – reveals the extent to which community, attention and hype undergird the investment.
Memes are simultaneously a fascinating historical record of digital culture as well as the detritus of the cyber age.
Despite having no real basis as a financial asset, cryptocurrency Dogecoin recently reached a market cap of more than A$12 billion.
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