50 Thoughts on DOGE - by Santi Ruiz - Statecraft

As concisely as possible.

DOGE is the most interesting story in state capacity right now. Yet although we’ve talked around it on Statecraft, I haven’t covered it directly since the beginning of the administration. In part, that’s because of the whirlwind pace of news, but also because of the sense I get in talking to other DOGE watchers, that we’re like blind men feeling different parts of the elephant. And, frankly, because it’s the most polarizing issue in public discourse right now. But we’re far enough into the administration that some things are clear, and I think it’s relevant for Statecraft readers to hear…

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