The Better Way to Fix Foreign Aid

“Time for it to die.” That verdict on USAID, by Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk, set off shockwaves in the aid industry and beyond. Whether motivated by revenge (95% of campaign contributions by USAID personnel went to Democrats) or other impulses, the Trump Administration is terminating close to nine out of ten USAID programs. The wrecking-ball is aimed at everything from civil society to education, health, infrastructure, reproductive rights, and more. Cuts to humanitarian...