One of the most stubborn misunderstandings about Elon Musk—who has just become the world’s first trillionaire —is that he is a libertarian. In fact, despite the occasional ornamental Milton Friedman or Thomas Sowell meme, Musk has never subscribed to the primary principles of libertarianism. His primary focus is not on individual liberty. It is on the achievement of civilizational goals, to which everyone’s energies and wealth need to be deployed. His attitude toward the state has never been