It’s easy for astute political observers to dismiss Musk’s proposed “America Party” as doomed to fail. For decades, political ...

Even with the world’s richest man behind it, the “America Party” is unlikely to produce any political shuffling.

However it fares, this new party will serve a quintessentially American purpose by fulfilling a high, unmet demand.

The parallels to Elon Musk and his America Party are obvious, but Musk may be lucky to get as far as Perot did. The Texas businessman won roughly 19 percent of the popular vote when he ran for ...