From plantation apologists to Silicon Valley’s philosopher-kings, a new book tracks how the case for a natural ruling class keeps coming back.
Peter Thiel
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Greenland and the Benjamins
There’s a method behind Trump’s madness and it’s colored green.
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A Tech Billionaire Attacks His Own Kind
Alex Karp, CEO of the digital military contractor Palantir, thinks other Silicon Valley behemoths waste their time chasing clicks rather than bad guys—and that the decline of college Western Civ classes is to blame.
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What Really Happened to Silicon Valley Bank
The hubris of Big Finance and Big Tech, the Fed dropping the ball, and the stupidity and greed of SVB were behind the crisis.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s Looming Threat to First Amendment Law
For almost 60 years, the press has had the protection of New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, but it probably won’t be much longer before the Supreme Court considers challenges to the landmark case.
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Hulk Hogan and the Vindictive Billionaire
There’s been a lot of reaction to the news that Peter Thiel secretly funded Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit (which has led to a $140 million award) against Gawker. Thiel is, of course, not only a Silicon Valley billionaire, but a man of strong, if idiosyncratic, libertarian views. Hence, it’s ironic that he illustrates some of the […]
