The talented Mr Musk

ELON Musk’s journey from a precocious kid to the world’s richest man makes for an interesting biopic. From Space X to Tesla, from PayPal to the social media platform X, he seems to have done it all, and more.

Musk is now all set to become the head of the new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, with sweeping powers to reduce the size of the US state to the tune of almost $2 trillion, from a federal budget of roughly $7tr. Musk will also play a giant role in guiding future policy...