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September 18, 2023

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The Fall Books Issue

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How Elon Musk Went from Superhero to Supervillain

Jill Lepore

Jill Lepore reviews Walter Isaacson’s new book, about a founder of Tesla and SpaceX and the owner of the social-media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.