Elon Musk has long made a name for himself on grand ideas, sweeping statements, and an apparently magical ability to dominate headlines. But beneath the fireworks and hype is a pattern that’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: a chronic over-promising and under-delivering habit. That reputation is now spilling over from the tech industry into the

At 63, I’m the youngest of four siblings. Most people imagine the youngest child as the one doted on or spared the family struggles, but that couldn’t be further from my reality. We were raised in hell—our father was a drinker and a pack rat, and my parents were both emotionally and physically abusive to