Elon Musk

Troy Meink: Elon Musk’s Man in the Pentagon?

President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Air Force deserves scrutiny for his close ties to Elon Musk—one of the Pentagon’s largest contractors.

Bangkok, Thailand February 24, 2024 - Thai police secure the front of the U.S. Embassy Bangkok as protesters gathered in to call help create peace in Gaza Strip and end support for Israel.

Trim Embassies. Don’t Close Them.

U.S. embassies are indispensable and should be maintained wherever possible, but intelligently focused trimming is still possible. The Department of State is determining how to reduce American diplomatic and consular...

The Weaponization Of U.S. Tech Threatens Europe

As Donald Trump and Elon Musk aggressively leverage technology, intelligence, and military aid, Europe should act accordingly in defense of its interests. “It must be said, we are entering a...

From Starlink To Starshield, Elon Musk Made The Ukraine War A Space War

Access to Starlink and Starshield can only take Ukraine so far. But they have helped to keep Kyiv in the fight. 

Elon Musk Is Right To “DOGE” The Pentagon

The greatest existential national security threat facing the United States is neither China nor Russia. It is, in fact, the nation’s endlessly ballooning national debt.

October 20, 2022: Steve Bannon arrived at the Prettynman Federal Courthouse for sentencing.

The Return Of Steve Bannon

The ideological brain of Trumpism is ready to bring his doctrine of permanent revolution to the nation’s capital. He’s back. Steve Bannon, who was released from Danbury Prison in Connecticut...

Elon Musk at the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.

The Method in Elon Musk’s Madness

Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s campaign of disruption is intended to fuel more public cynicism about the legitimacy of the federal government.  What Donald Trump and Elon Musk are doing...

Elon Musk and Donlad Trump on cell phone.

Is Elon Musk America First or China First?

The tech billionaire’s relations with President Trump could influence the administration’s China policy more than any other donor or patron. Toward the end of 2024, the SEC filed a lawsuit...

The U.S. Navy’s DOGE Nightmare Has Begun

With Elon Musk’s understanding of technology and his obvious preference to cheap but sophisticated unmanned systems, one can hope that he will soon turn his ire to America’s budget-busting carrier...

Elon Musk at conference.

100 Days of DOGE

In their attempt to create a separate power structure inside the government, Musk and his team are running the risk of bringing the government to a standstill. Who knew that...

Trump’s USAID Freeze Will Undermine Global Health and Security

Foreign aid is not charity but a strategic investment into programs that reflect American interests and our values. Hours after his return to the Oval Office, Donald Trump began implementing...

“Billions of Dollars Wasted”: Trump’s Team Hates the F-35, Pentagon Loves It

On Friday, December 20, Lockheed Martin announced that it had signed a deal with the United States Department of Defense (DoD) for full-rate production of Lot 18 of the Air...