Trump, Musk, and the Myth of Innocent Bureaucracy

Stalin, Hitler, and Mao stand as symbols of brutal totalitarianism, synonymous with unparalleled cruelty and the wholesale slaughter of millions. Yet, the historical gaze rarely shifts toward those who made their atrocities possible: the unelected bureaucrats. Bureaucracies possess an undeniable power—a cold, administrative authority that, when misused …