Readers discuss the Auschwitz anniversary and a Musk speech. Also: Threats against Dr. Fauci; resign, or else; police use of tasers; aging women; an invitation to letter writers.

Billionaire Elon Musk has worked behind the scenes on an initiative aimed at depleting the civil service, prompting questions about its legality.

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.

This is part of Hello, Trumpworld, Slate’s reluctant guide to the people who will be calling the shots now—at least for as long as they last in Washington. Elon Musk wasn’t always like this.

When, weeks later, Covid-19 came along ... capture Elon Musk’s big contention about the world. He told new buddy Jordan Peterson that he had been tricked into agreeing to puberty blockers for one of his children (during the pandemic, as it happens ...

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ... as pennies are rarely spent as change. And since the Covid-19 pandemic, more consumers are shopping online or avoiding physical currency ...

Director Dr. Anthony Fauci has been stripped of his federal security detail despite ongoing death threats over his role in the COVID-19 pandemic. The 84-year-old physician, who stepped down in December 2022 after leading the organization for nearly 40 years,

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency ... as pennies are rarely spent as change. And since the COVID-19 pandemic, more consumers are shopping online or avoiding physical currency ...

In January 2025, a post about tech billionaire Elon Musk, purportedly written by ... artificial intelligence, the COVID-19 pandemic, certain public officials and rescue personnel, animal ...

A senior administration official told NBC News that they expect between 5-10% of federal staff to quit and secure around US$100 billion in savings.

President Donald Trump’s administration is offering buyouts to federal employees to quickly reduce the government workforce.

Whatever the root cause, it’s worth remembering that it was his administration’s poor handling of a health crisis—the COVID-19 pandemic ... s really going on. Elon Musk Scales Back DOGE ...