The Amazing Story About AIDS in Africa that Elon Musk’s Chainsaw Killed

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Almost no one knows the story of how PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief, came into existence, and what it managed to accomplish before Elon Musk chainsawed it as waste. It is a story that needs to be told, since it shows what a small number of determined activists can accomplish, even without big bucks behind them. (This story is also told in the episode of my podcast, Mostly Economics, with Jamie Love.)

To give some background...