ChatGPT Killed $100 Million in Grants

Court depositions expose the chaos and hypocrisy behind the gutting of arts funding

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), originally headed by Elon Musk, assembled its operation in record time. One DOGE staffer, Nathan Cavanaugh, had a background in tech and just one year of college at Indiana University under his belt. “He joined DOGE after three conversations [but no formal interview], went through a day or two of standard …