What Quinn Slobodian has said about Musk Foundation

1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 30, 2026

Quinn Slobodian, Professor of international history at Boston University; author of "Globalists," "Hayek's Bastards" and co-author of "Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed", has been quoted on Musk Foundation once in 1 episode of The Ezra Klein Show, most recently on October 30, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Slobodian states the Musk Foundation routinely fails to spend the 5% of assets required of U.S. private foundations.

    “Because they routinely don't spend the 5% of their assets that they're required to do as a 501c3 philanthropic foundation in the United States”

    The Ezra Klein Show: Elon Musk’s Endgame (Oct 30, 2026) · Listen from 37:48

Episodes

  • Elon Musk’s Endgame

    The Ezra Klein Show · Oct 30, 2026 · 1 h 11 min

    Ezra Klein and historian Quinn Slobodian examine Elon Musk's record campaign spending, AI vision, ideology, and the political dependencies his companies create.

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