Should Serious People Take Elon Musk’s Talk of Starting a New Political Party Seriously?

Update: 2025-07-10

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James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana react to Elon Musk’s talk of starting a new political party, the America Party, and consider the reasons why Musk cannot be taken seriously with something like this, and the reasons why Musk has to be taken seriously with something like this. The guys also discuss how third parties have played a key role in many elections in American history and how extreme polarization in modern American politics may be setting the stage for a third party to go beyond a spoiler and actually be able to exert considerable control.

Elon Musk's New Party: Who Has Declared Interest? (Newsweek)

Elon Musk's new US political party faces steep challenges (Reuters)

The Civil War That Never Ended (NY Times)

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