Branko Grims, a Slovenian member of the European Parliament, cited Musk's "support for the fundamental human right of freedom of speech."

The candidacy of American billionaire Elon Musk has been nominated for the Nobel Prize. He was recognized for his contributions to the defense of free speech and human rights, according to a post by European Parliament member Branko Grims on Facebook.

In the past, the EU has not hesitated to try to apply European law to tech companies. Over the past decade, for example, Google has faced three fines totaling more than $8 billion for breaking antitrust law (though one of these fines was overturned by the EU’s General Court in 2024).

Barely 10 days into Donald Trump’s second term, Elon Musk appears largely immune from the viscous, intramural power struggles over White House policy that are all too common among presidential allies.

Elon Musk, the genius billionaire behind Tesla, SpaceX, and now the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E), has vowed to cut wasteful spending in Washington under his “best friend” President Donald Trump’s administration.

Perhaps the highest and best use of Elon Musk’s time and effort is not trying to reform the government. More entrepreneurship might help the world even more.