Mar 10, 2025
Elon Musk and the Chainsaw: Prof. Lars Koch in Conversation with Der Standard
The newspaper Der Standard recently wrote about Argentinian President Javier Milei handing over a chainsaw to Elon Musk, with the message that he should use the tool to eliminate all "inefficiencies" in the US bureaucracy. This increasing showbusinessification of politics, reminiscent of the entertainment wrestling shows that President Trump himself has participated in and that his own Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has presided over, is highlighted in the article, particularly in light of the concept of disruption. The newspaper spoke to TUDiSC spokesperson Prof. Lars Koch about his book on the subject, "The Great Disruptor", to understand how the mechanisms of this politics work and how it develops.
The full article can be found here.