Opinion
Misunderstanding greatness
Elon and his DOGE team are digging deep into computer databases, reviewing payment processes, and finding billions of dollars in waste, fraud and abuse. How could doing so possibly be a bad thing?
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Musk proposes privatizing Amtrak amid DOGE endeavor
Billionaire tech mogul and presidential advisor Elon Musk has suggested privatizing Amtrak passenger train services, among other federally funded services, as part of the DOGE drive for efficiency. During a virtual appearance at a Morgan Stanley tech conference on March 5, Musk described Amtrak as a “sad situation” compared to high-speed rail in Europe and...
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Government isn’t the only threat to liberty
Government shouldn't ban everything that can conquer the will. But at the very least, they shouldn't contribute to taking away people's agency.
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DEI tug-of-war in Wake County Schools stirs tensions among board, parents
Board member Sam Hershey said last week that "mediocre white men" have been hired based on their skin color for the last 250 years, drawing attention from Elon Musk and prompting an apology.
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Morrow calls on DOGE to dismantle US Department of Education
Michele Morrow, executive director of the National Alliance for Education Reform and former Republican candidate for state superintendent in North Carolina, has called for the dismantling of the US Department of Education, urging the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Elon Musk's leadership to take swift action.
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Waste Watch: DOGE looks to pinch some pennies
Are pennies on the chopping block? It costs more than three cents to make the one-cent penny, and The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has a bold idea: it may be time to coin a new era by eliminating the penny.
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Waste Watch: $200 Billion in COVID relief fraud
Billions in Covid relief funds potentially distributed fraudulently.
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Waste Watch: EV charging stations and broadband access plan shows big price and little progress
Federally funded EV charging stations and broadband infrastructure are two areas where DOGE could eliminate government waste.
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Waste Watch: Giving away the farm
The federal US Department of Agriculture is spending nearly a million taxpayer dollars to fund studies into cost-effective ways to raise crickets as a sustainable source of protein.
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Waste Watch: Feds dish out millions in bonuses to government workers
Though it may be the season of giving, the federal government has been giving away millions of taxpayer dollars to reward government workers for underperforming in their jobs, according to a waste watch analysis.
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Waste Watch: Federal waste and inefficiency in IT management
Improvements in government software systems and better management could save taxpayer dollars.
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Waste Watch: Federal government spends billions on empty office space
With the federal workforce still largely working from home, not one major government agency or department headquarters in DC is even half full. Nearly one-third of the federal workforce is entirely remote, according to a report from Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa.
