The Trump Coup: How Curtis Yarvin’s CEO Fantasy Is Reshaping American Government

In the shadows of America’s current political turmoil, a new vision for government is emerging. But it’s not a vision shaped by democracy, justice, or the people's will. It’s one drafted in the mold of Curtis Yarvin, a tech-savvy monarchist and author of the “Dark Enlightenment,” a philosophy that rejects democracy altogether.

The Dark Enlightenment

What we’re watching is not chaos or dysfunction. It’s the deliberate dismantling of institutions, the elevation of elites over citizens, and the slow, surgical transformation of the United States from a republic into a corporation where the government is no longer of the people but of the CEOs.

Who Is Curtis Yarvin—and Why Should You Care?

Curtis Yarvin, writing under the name Mencius Moldbug, is a former software engineer and now a political philosopher whose ideas have spread quietly but deeply across Silicon Valley and into the highest ranks of American politics. His core belief? Democracy doesn’t work.

Yarvin advocates for installing a "national CEO"—an enlightened autocrat who runs the country with the efficiency of a startup and the authority of a monarch. In his worldview, democracy is outdated, messy, and dangerous. Americans, he argues, need to get over their “dictator phobia.”

It sounds fringe...until you realize who’s been paying attention.

The Disciples: J.D. Vance, Elon Musk, and the MAGA Elite

Vice President J.D. Vance has spoken openly about Yarvin’s work. His campaign rhetoric and governing posture echo Yarvin’s disdain for pluralism, bureaucracy, and equality as a governing principle. Vance is not just familiar with Yarvin’s writings—he appears to be putting them into action.

Enter Elon Musk. Appointed head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Musk is now tasked with “reforming” federal institutions. His libertarian streak, hostility toward regulation, and view of government as a poorly run business align neatly with Yarvin’s vision. DOGE has become a vessel for aggressive deregulation and agency dismantling.

This isn’t governance. It’s a corporate hostile takeover.

The Blueprint in Action: Systematic Dismantling of the Government

The Yarvinist playbook isn’t theoretical anymore. Here’s how it’s being executed:

1. Dissolving the Department of Education

In March 2025, President Trump signed an executive order initiating the breakup of the Department of Education. Framed as “local empowerment,” the move effectively guts federal protections for low-income students, civil rights oversight, and special education mandates【source: The Guardian.

2. Ending USAID

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)—the country's main tool for global influence through development aid—is being dismantled under the guise of efficiency. A federal judge halted the move, citing likely constitutional violations, but the administration’s intent remains clear: pull back from diplomacy, amplify nationalism,【source: AP News.

3. Deportations and Disappearances

Recent crackdowns have led to the secretive deportation of individuals labeled as "violent, illegal terrorist gang members,” many of whom were allegedly affiliated with the Tren de Aragua gang. Without clear evidence, legal representation, or oversight, these detentions signal a normalization of extrajudicial action【source: AP News.

4. Annexation Fantasies: Canada and Greenland

Trump recently floated that Greenland and even parts of Canada should be considered U.S. territories, citing “national security.” Greenlandic and Canadian officials rejected these statements outright, but they reflect a fantasy of expansionism that rejects sovereignty in favor of imperial dominance【source: Al Jazeera).

5. Trade Wars and Market Collapse

Tariffs and trade wars have reemerged with a vengeance, especially against China. The result? Market instability, plunging investor confidence, and signs of recession. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have experienced sharp declines, with even CEOs publicly stating that the U.S. is likely in a recession【source: Business Insider / NY Post.

The Real Goal: Rebuilding in Their Autocratic Image

Each of these moves: dismantling education, weakening diplomacy, expelling immigrants, claiming foreign land, and crashing the economy serves a greater purpose: breaking the system to remake it in the image of the elite.

Yarvin’s “Cathedral”—his term for liberal democratic institutions including the press, universities, and bureaucracy—is being torn down, one piece at a time. What replaces it? A centralized command structure where power resides in the hands of a singular leader and his inner circle of tech moguls and financiers.

The belief here isn’t subtle: The elite know best. The rest of us? Workers, cogs, taxpayers, and pawns are just “the bits” in their system.

This Isn’t a Conspiracy. It’s a Strategy.

To be clear, this isn’t a conspiracy theory. Its documented ideology is being translated into statecraft. Yarvin wrote the blueprint, Vance is implementing it, and Musk is executing the operations. And Trump? He’s the perfect vessel...charismatic, chaos-inducing, and always willing to bulldoze institutions in the name of his own control.

This is not about making government more efficient. It’s about replacing government with governance...a private board of directors chaired by a dictator dressed as a disruptor.

The American Experiment Is Being Rewritten

This project is happening in plain sight. It's a quiet coup—strategic, ideological, and deeply dangerous. Americans, weary from years of polarization and crisis, may be willing to accept strongman rule if it promises stability or victory. But let’s be clear: democracy is not a relic. It's a radical, living experiment in shared power. And it is fragile.

What we’re seeing now isn’t politics as usual. It’s the rise of autocratic technocracy—sold with the slick branding of innovation and the smug confidence of Silicon Valley’s elite.

Democracy doesn’t die in darkness anymore. It dies in the boardroom.