DOGE Meets Its Old Yeller Conclusion

Elon Musk is leaving Washington, and it’s better for all parties that this is the way of it. D.C. is, in many respects, a non-Newtonian fluid, presenting a solid barrier to any change that moves faster than the Laurentide Ice Sheet. An idiosyncratic futurist who thinks and operates at the speed of space travel was never going to have the patience for what needs doing.

The New York Times reports:

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Luther Ray Abel

Luther Ray Abel is an Associate Editor for National Review. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Luther is a proud native of Sheboygan, Wis.

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Elon Musk is leaving Washington, and it’s better for all parties that this is the way of it. D.C. is, in many respects, a non-Newtonian fluid, presenting a solid barrier to any change that moves faster than the Laurentide Ice Sheet. An idiosyncratic futurist who thinks and operates at the speed of space travel was never going to have the patience for what needs doing.

The New York Times reports: