When Compassion Loses the Receipts

The Trump administration’s decision to cut off federal funding to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, better known as LAHSA, is exactly the kind of story that makes everyone retreat to their assigned political corners. Conservatives hear “fraud,” “mismanagement,” and “billions in homelessness spending” and immediately start checking their blood pressure. Progressives hear “Trump,” “funding…

Elon Musk, DOGE, and the Battle for Government Accountability

So, Elon Musk—one of the world’s richest men and the guy responsible for electric cars, reusable rockets, and free speech on X (formerly Twitter)—has been handed access to the federal government’s financial systems. Not only that, but he’s leading a task force called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—because, of course, he couldn’t resist naming…