Analysis: Musk's Expanding Empire Now Controls Critical US Infrastructure

—An analysis concludes that Elon Musk's interlocking business interests — spanning SpaceX, Tesla, Starlink, X, Neuralink, and his role in the federal government — have made him an unusually influential controller of critical American infrastructure. The breadth of Musk's reach across communications, transportation, energy, defense contracting, and federal oversight functions has few historical precedents. Critics argue the concentration of such assets and government access in a single individual poses systemic risks to democratic accountability. Supporters counter that Musk's enterprises have driven innovation that serves the national interest.