Eoin Higgins
author and historian
Eoin Higgins is a writer based in New England. His book, “Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left,” is available now.
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The TikTok deal would turn Trump allies’ dreams of control into reality
These wealthy allies of the far right have a new opportunity.
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A political novice’s campaign to unseat Sen. Susan Collins is off to a strong start
Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and combat veteran, represents a new pugilistic approach to Democratic politics.
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Some Democrats want to reconcile with Musk. That would be a big mistake.
Both he and the president remain threats to democracy.
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The end of Elon Musk’s Washington tenure should be the beginning of his reckoning
If Democrats retake the House or Senate, they’ll need to investigate what exactly the billionaire did with DOGE.
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It will be hard to dislodge Elon Musk — but not impossible
Besides having Trump’s support as head of DOGE, the billionaire’s companies have a deep grip within the national security state.
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The revealing public resentments of Mark Zuckerberg
Complaints from Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel and other tech billionaires are obviously self-serving and based in personal resentment.