| Recent abrupt changes at Twitter — including an exodus of workers and advertisers — have led some critics to conclude that Elon Musk, the new owner, is just a bad manager. His successes at Tesla, SpaceX and Paypal, according to this line of thinking, are evidence only that he used to be a capable leader, or that he's become the world's richest man through a run of dumb luck. Megan McArdle writes that there must be more to the story. No one can build a whole company, much less several of them, on sheer good fortune. Yet Musk trusts his luck more than other entrepreneurs do, and he shows it by taking enormous risks and then counting on his employees to overperform. Will this strategy be enough to bring Twitter back to good health? It's too soon to tell. At least one user who understands Twitter's problems is consciously choosing to remain on the platform. Post columnist Karen Attiah notes that Black women, who have been frequent targets of abusive tweets, have plenty of reason to quit the site. At the same time, she writes, "Twitter has also been a powerful tool for accountability, especially for Black voices challenging harmful narratives out of major media institutions." Rather than critique "the antics of one rich man," Attiah will focus on "the energy, creativity and beauty of the communities that have made Twitter my digital home for the past decade."The question is, will Musk's penchant for "raising the stakes to existential levels," as McArdle puts it, allow the platform to survive? API's 10-Point Policy Plan provides a roadmap for a new era of American energy leadership. It recognizes our nation's abundant resources, supports energy investment, and keeps regulation from unnecessarily restricting energy growth. | |  | | | |  (Dado Ruvic/Reuters) As a Black woman, I have many reasons to quit Twitter. But I also have strong reasons to stay. By Karen Attiah ● Read more » | | | | Luck is far from the only thing that Twitter's new owner has going for him, but he does take bigger bets than most entrepreneurs do. By Megan McArdle ● Read more » | | | | It's easy to say that Republicans should toss Trump overboard. But the weaker the former president makes the party, the harder it is to displace him. By E.J. Dionne Jr. ● Read more » | | | Protectionism is not a winning strategy against China. By Max Boot ● Read more » | | | | One of 2022's most consequential books shows how "identity entrepreneurs" rely on irrational classifications that mock their users' intellectual and moral pretenses. By George F. Will ● Read more » | | | |
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