Ida Tarbell. Tucker Carlson. Elon Musk.
• The child of an independent oil worker in Pennsylvania, this person went on to make a name in investigative journalism.
• Another, after a mediocre media career, began a conservative commentary website in 2010.
• The last person’s rise to notoriety has come through investing, innovation, and recently social media influence. He has 170 million followers on X, …