Musk is betting big on a simple truth: that people are tired of politics as usual. He thinks they want disruption, the kind that doesn't just drain the swamp but uploads it to the cloud.

The spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu, said that China “expresses strong concern and firmly opposes such practices."

After decades of steering the post-War system, liberals appear to have lost both their edge and the moral high ground.

Trudeau's departure was needed for an India-Canada reset as the strategic partnership that was put in place in 2015 now lies in shambles.