Jim Vandehei

President Trump has a much different vision of the future than the tech titans who raced to shape and support his economic agenda.

Think of the U.S.

Three massive, concurrent tectonic shifts are reordering in dramatic ways how America and the world will get, and consume, information in the years ahead

Never has it been easier to spread misinformation at scale—with less concern about medi

The epic fight over funding the government captures the power—and flaws—of the new information ecosystem. Elon Musk and his followers on X proved they dominate the Republican media industrial complex—using a digital revolt to kill a spending bill, and open the door to a government shutdown. That revolt was powered by some false information, tweeted with total self-certainty.

Elon Musk is arguably the most powerful person in business, the most powerful man in media and, at least at this moment, the most powerful man in politics.

Governance, media, business and global geopolitics are all being reordered at breakneck speed—all simultaneously.

America witnessed tectonic shifts in politics and society in 2024 that will reshape elections, business, culture and the nati

The incoming Trump administration will give Silicon Valley moguls unprecedented federal power, with tech-friendly officials and policies intertwined throughout government. The

Elon Musk—the most influential backer of President-elect Trump, thanks to his money, time and X factor—now sits at the pinnacle of power in business, government influence and global information (and misinformation) flow. As this election showed, politics and influence flow downstream from information control. Musk, once seen by many as a fool for buying Twitter, now controls the most powerful information platform for America's ruling party. X makes Fox News seem like a quaint little pamphlet in size, scope and right-wing tilt. Imagine you wanted to help mold America.