I wonder how long this kind of book has existed. I think maybe fifty years: about as long as Elon Musk. Before then, there might have been things written down, printers and binders who arranged those words in a codex, and a public that read it, but there wasn’t The Book , this very specific consumer item tied to its very specific function. You can... See more

Elon Musk has not changed the world . He is not a great innovator. He is not a genius. He is not taking the human species anywhere in particular. He’s boring . Even his faults are boring! Musk is a very ordinary man. A con man; a fraudster. Worst of all, a government contractor .

Isaacson was appointed CEO at CNN in July 2001. During the first phase of the war in Afghanistan, he sent his staff a memo, warning them not “to focus too much on the casualties or hardship in Afghanistan.” Every mention of people being vaporized in their homes by U.S. bombers had to be “balanced” with reminders that these were the people... See more

I know that I’m supposed to hate Elon Musk; I was asked to review his biography because I’m the kind of person who can be relied upon to hate Elon Musk. Because of his terrible politics, or his hideous wealth. Or simply as a matter of taste. But despite everything, I find it very hard to hate the man. I can’t summon the energy; it all feels too... See more