Dec 15, 2022
The reaction to Elon Musk's vision of a more open Twitter reveals the decline of free expression as a cultural value.
How Not To Feed the Hungry: A Symposium
When the executive director of the UN World Food Programme, David Beasley, told reporters that his department could end world hunger if Tesla CEO Elon Musk would donate a mere 2% of his net worth to the cause. Musk took up this challenge, writing that “If WFP can describe on this Twitter thread exactly how $6B will solve world hunger, I will sell Tesla stock right now and do it.”
We thought it a good moment to commission three of our writers to comment on the proposal and the broader idea of ending world hunger. Essays include:
Helen Dale
Talking Bilge About Global Poverty
Theodore Dalrymple
Don’t Blame the “Greedy Wealthy”
Michael C. Munger
