Our Socialist Future

Jonathan Last: “National socialism is at the heart of Trumpism, which currently controls all three branches of government. Democratic socialism is on the march in the Democratic party.”

“Why would the richest, most advanced economy in the world be re-examining the fundamentals of its social compact? I have two names for you: Elon Musk and Brian Kelly.”

“Last week Elon Musk’s company awarded him the richest pay package in human history. If Musk meets his targets, he will be paid $1 trillion… Tesla has just had the worst year in the history of the company. Elon Musk made the brand toxic. Tesla sales around the world fell off a cliff… In every other business, a CEO who hobbled his company in this way would be fired. But Tesla’s board gave Musk a… huge raise?”

“Brian Kelly…  is the recently fired coach of LSU’s football team. Kelly was hired by LSU in 2021. He was given a ten-year, $95 million contract. Last week he was fired by LSU for poor performance. Four years into his contract, his team has consistently gotten worse. Kelly is demanding that he be paid the $54 million remaining on his contract. For doing nothing.”