The Most Powerful Man In The World? August 23, 2023August 22, 2023 Ronan Farrow on Elon Musk in The New Yorker. To whet your interest: The new space race has the potential to shape the global balance of power. Satellites enable the navigation of drones and missiles and generate imagery used for intelligence, and they are mostly under the control of private companies . . . Several officials told me that they were alarmed by NASA’s reliance on SpaceX for essential services. “There is only one thing worse than a government monopoly. And that is a private monopoly that the government is dependent on,” Bridenstine said. “I do worry that we have put all of our eggs into one basket, and it’s the SpaceX basket.” So much to admire about the guy, of course. (And he may be only in the top dozen most powerful people on Earth, depending on how you count.) But still. BONUS How to Decarbonize Your Home With the Inflation Reduction Act “A practical guide to using the climate law to get cheaper solar panels, heat pumps, and more.”