Source: EconLog
by Pierre Lemieux
“The acrimonious crash of the Trump-Musk relationship was predictable. … Neither of the two men is used to being bullied around. It is not the first time that Trump has turned against a former associate. I suspect that Mr. Musk, like Mr. Trump, requires personal loyalty and fealty of the medieval sort, but neither can fathom decentralized power. They both think in terms of power, not in terms of liberty. And both are more emotional than rational. … Some of us may have hoped that Musk would eventually discover the liberal ideal of liberty. If any hope remains, it will likely be frustrated.” (06/07/25)