Atul Gawande on Elon Musk’s “Surgery with a Chainsaw”
Gawande, until recently a senior leader at U.S.A.I.D., explains the agency’s importance to America and to the world, and what its undoing by DOGE will bring.
March 14, 2025
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Atul Gawande on Elon Musk’s “Surgery with a Chainsaw”
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Gawande, until recently a senior leader at U.S.A.I.D., explains the agency’s importance to America and to the world, and what its undoing by DOGE will bring.
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