The Human Cost of DOGE's War on USAID

# Summary Atul Gawande, a former USAID administrator, argues that Elon Musk's DOGE initiative's defunding of USAID has already caused approximately 700,000 deaths globally, with projections suggesting millions more deaths by 2030, citing studies from Boston University and The Lancet. Gawande counters Musk's claims that no validated medical funding was cut, characterizing the policy as both cruel and damaging to American soft power, while acknowledging the deaths span multiple regions and causes including disease and malnutrition.