How Musk (Almost) Stole Christmas

And Why It Matters So Much That He Failed

A lot of things did not happen yesterday, but the thing that did not happen the most is the American government not shutting down.

This is good news for the over 3 million families that would have gone without a Christmas paycheck, of course, and it’s good news for those of us who like it when our politicians do the basic bare minimum of the job we pay …