It is hard not to see echoes of Donald Trump in Elon Musk these days. “Having a workforce that is diverse and representative of your stakeholders is good for business," Cuban replied to Musk at one point. In turn, Musk told the biographer Walter Isaacson in “Elon Musk," published last year, that “Trump might be one of the world’s best bullshitters ever." They argue that he has moved the so-called Overton Window, or essentially the range of policy ideas that are acceptable within mainstream political debate. Another user agreed: “Elon has pried the Overton window open."

Source: Wall Street Journal January 13, 2024 13:42 UTC