The threat of coronavirus, such as it was, has largely receded, but there’s no indication that the new powers our corporate-medical-governmental overlords have arrogated to themselves have been or will be relinquished. Getting them to do so is not likely to be easy.
In a court order issued in early November, Federal District Court Judge Mark Pittman dusted off his ninth-grade U.S. Government textbook to explain something every American used to know: “In this country, we are not ruled by an all-powerful executive with a pen and a phone.”
Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover carries on apace, and reports of implosion seem to be greatly exaggerated. Is Musk’s aggressive firing policy proof of concept for the elimination of BS jobs? The editors, joined by Helen Roy and Charles Haywood, take a look at some back-of-the-napkin calculations of how profitable Twitter might be under Elon Musk overnight, as well as his hazy policies on freedom of speech vs. freedom of reach on the platform. Plus: the crew discuss what they’re thankful for.
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