Vivek Ramaswamy, Donald Trump, Elon Musk TOI Correspondent from Washington: DOGE days are coming to the United States under Donald Trump. The US President-elect on Tuesday named tech bros Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, both of immigrant origin, to head a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut…
In an uncanny reflection of Yes Minister’s satire, the new US Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, sounds straight out of the Ministry for Administrative Affairs—a fictional British institution infamous for its comically circular logic and dedication to preserving inefficiency. Yes Minister, the 1980s British TV show, followed the bumbling Minister Jim Hacker as he…
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will lead the ‘Department of Government Efficiency‘ (DOGE) alongside American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.After US President-elect Donald Trump has announced Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will lead the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ (DOGE) alongside American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk posted a series of…
US President-elect Donald Trump appointed Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy to lead the department of government efficiency or DOGE. “I am pleased to announce that the Great Elon Musk, working in conjunction with American Patriot Vivek Ramaswamy, will lead the department of government efficiency (DOGE),” Trump announced.Reacting to Trump’s announcement, Musk…
Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst of The New York Times, recently wrote a piece titled Why Are Democrats Having a Hard Time Beating Trump? He argued, “How is Mr. Trump still so competitive? The simplest answer is that the national political environment just isn’t as conducive to a Democratic victory as many might imagine.”…
Vivek Ramaswamy, took to the streets on Wednesday to join sanitation workers in Charlotte, North Carolina, saying, “We’re not the garbage, we’re taking out the garbage.” His display a pointed response to the recent remarks by President Joe Biden, who, on a call with Latino supporters, described Trump’s base as “garbage”.In a video shared on…
One of the best moments in Mad Men came when the developers of New York City’s now iconic Madison Square Garden are worried about destroying the dingy Penn State Station. While chiding the developers for having a guilty conscience, the fictional Don Draper points out: “Let’s say that change is neither good nor bad. It…
Vivek Ramaswamy (AP photo) Entrepreneur-turned-politician Vivek Ramaswamy on Thursday spoke against early voting and advocated for single-day nationwide voting.At an election rally in Arizona, also attended by former President Donald Trump, Ramaswamy suggested making Election Day a national holiday, using paper ballots, and requiring government-issued ID for voter identification.“I’ll be honest with you.I don’t love…
Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy addressed questions about his faith during an event where a MAGA supporter accused him of drawing parallels between Hindu gods and Jesus Christ while avoiding publicly declaring his religion.The supporter expressed concerns that Ramaswamy’s omission of specifying the God he referred to throughout his lecture could mislead the predominantly Christian audience…
A few months ago, the teaser for A Complete Unknownwas released on YouTube, a film by director James Mangold that aims to capture Bob Dylan’s rise and his journey from folk hero to the controversy of his electric era. There is a beautiful moment in the trailer where Pete Seeger (played by Ed Norton) explains…
