Decades after the Supreme Court opened the door to buying influence, Elon Musk’s appointment risks entrenching corporate interests within the structures of government. This is an adapted excerpt from the Nov. 17 episode of “Velshi.” In 1985, a young White House lawyer by the name of John Roberts issued a prescient warning. In a memo on the Reagan-era Grace Commission, which sought to reduce waste in government spending, Roberts cautioned against allowing private-sector CEOs to oversee the very