Elon Musk did not win an election. He did not lead a march, earn a mandate, or submit even the faintest gesture toward democratic legitimacy. And yet, without a single ballot cast, he has inserted himself into the very machinery that sustains modern governance — not through public service, but through the private purchase of leverage. A man who never sought office has somehow become a minister of power in a government defined by performance, grievance, and financial fealty. In a healthier era...