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Peter Thiel

  1. 2024 election
    Elon Musk’s Plutocratic GambitHe wants government by the wealthy, for the wealthy, and is prepared to buy it.
    By Sarah Jones
  2. early and often
    America Fest, an event organised by Turning Point USA, in Phoenix
    Peter Thiel Protégés J.D. Vance and Blake Masters Are Having a Tough WeekVance is struggling, but his weird Arizona friend Blake Masters is down and maybe out.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. after fox
    Peter Thiel Might Be Getting Into the Tucker Carlson BusinessCarlson’s post-Fox show might be getting some big-name investors, including the PayPal co-founder and Rebekah Mercer.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. early and often
    The Technolibertarian Crossover of the German Prince Who Would Be KaiserHeinrich XIII of Reuss has more in common with Peter Thiel than you may think.
    By Adrian Daub
  5. the national interest
    Blake Masters, Nazi-Adjacent Arizona Republican Senate CandidateAnother sign of the party’s radicalization.
    By Jonathan Chait
  6. politics
    Is Peter Thiel Trying to Buy a Fight With China?The tech billionaire turned GOP megadonor is betting big on candidates who happen to be China hawks.
    By Choire Sicha
  7. 2022 midterms
    Peter Thiel to Leave Meta Board to Focus on Giving Republicans MoneyThe conservative billionaire is pivoting to become a benefactor for Trump supporters he used to employ.
    By Matt Stieb
  8. silicon valley
    Book Excerpt: Peter Thiel’s Untold College StoriesHis ideology dominates Silicon Valley. It began to form when he was an angry young man.
    By Max Chafkin
  9. silicon valley
    Is Palantir’s Crystal Ball Just Smoke and Mirrors?An inside look at how Big Data’s scariest, most secretive unicorn got its start.
    By Sharon Weinberger
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    Peter Thiel’s Latest Venture Is the American GovernmentHow the VC learned to love Big Brother.
    By Max Read
  11. ranking
    Big Tech’s Most Powerful Apostates, RankedSelf-criticism is suddenly huge in Silicon Valley. But not all critiques are created equal.
    By Max Read
  12. life in pixels
    How Should You Feel About Zuck’s Dinner With Peter Thiel and Donald Trump?It’s extremely normal for the president to dine with the head of the largest communications apparatus on the planet and his democracy-skeptic mentor.
    By Max Read
  13. man of the people
    Peter Thiel Makes a Nakedly Political Play in the New York TimesThiel rails against the Silicon Valley bubble as if he’s somehow not emblematic of it.
    By Brian Feldman
  14. conservatism
    What the Hell Is ‘National Conservatism’ Anyway?A conference in Washington, D.C., this week tried to flesh out a new political philosophy for the American right. The results were, at best, mixed.
    By Park MacDougald
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    Good News: HQ Is Raising Some Funding. Bad News: It’s From Peter Thiel.Thiel’s Founders Fund is leading the round.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Is Peter Thiel Playing Mark Zuckerberg?Recent news puts Thiel’s past actions in a new light.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Peter Thiel Is Bidding on the Corpse of GawkerThe site’s archive could disappear.
    By Brian Feldman
  18. Report: Peter Thiel Is Souring on TrumpThe venture capitalist was an early passenger on the Trump Train, but it looks like he’s steeling himself for a derailment.
    By Benjamin Hart
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    Peter Thiel Apparently Wants to Bring Back the Woolly MammothPerhaps he’s hungry for a new type of blood?
    By Jake Swearingen
  20. select all
    Palmer Luckey Has an Idea to Make America Great AgainIt involves a virtual border wall.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Trump’s Newest Tech Adviser Is a Thiel PalPeter lingers in the shadows.
    By Brian Feldman
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    Peter Thiel Is Poised to Become a National VillainSilicon Valley’s contrarian billionaire is reportedly being considered to lead Trump’s transition team.
    By Brian Feldman
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    This Is What It Costs When a Tech Billionaire Declares War on YouThe weird saga of Gawker, Hulk Hogan, and Peter Thiel comes to a close.
    By Brian Feldman
  24. the national interest
    Peter Thiel and the Authoritarian-Libertarian Alliance for TrumpWhy their alliance against democracy makes sense.
    By Jonathan Chait
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    Maybe Peter Thiel Is Just a CrankThe press has taken Peter Thiel very seriously. But maybe it needs to start taking him more literally.
    By Brian Feldman
  26. Zuckerberg Defends Thiel’s Presence at Facebook by Failing to Address ItIt’s about “diversity.”
    By Brian Feldman
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    Silicon Valley VCs Are Fine With Thiel’s Support of TrumpBecause he doesn’t threaten their ability to make money.
    By Brian Feldman
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    5 Theories About Peter Thiel’s Bizarre $1.25 Million Donation to Donald TrumpHe’s giving $1.25 million to a lost cause.
    By Brian Feldman
  29. Report: Peter Thiel Will Donate $1.25 Million to Trump CampaignThiel is the most prominent Trump supporter in Silicon Valley.
    By Charley Lanyon
  30. Does Peter Thiel Still Support Trump? He’s Not TellingThe billionaire has not clarified his support since the Access Hollywood leak.
    By Adam K. Raymond
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    Peter Thiel Says Gawker Lawsuit Is About Protecting PrivacyThe billionaire explains his vendetta against the company.
    By Brian Feldman
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    A Muted Celebration (and a Gamergate Heckler) at Gawker’s $1,000 WakeThe feeling of last night’s party was, unlike the product that Gawker puts out, understated.
    By Brian Feldman
  33. Peter Thiel Defies Expectations by Not Being a Cackling Bond VillainAnyone looking for the extreme-libertarian billionaire to call for the end of democracy was pretty disappointed.
    By Max Read
  34. republican national convention
    Peter Thiel Is Pro-Trump, Mainly Because He’s Pro-TrollingHis speech at the RNC didn’t make any sense, and that may be the point.
    By Annie Lowrey
  35. Maybe Peter Thiel Just Wants to Make MoneyFor the all the speculation about the tech billionaire’s reasons for supporting Trump, the answer might be right in front of us.
    By Brian Feldman
  36. Peter Thiel Might Be the Most Interesting Speaker at the RNCThiel’s speech is a chance for the tech billionaire to speak openly about his beliefs.
    By Brian Feldman
  37. Peter Thiel Stays on Facebook’s BoardIt was all up to Zuckerberg.
    By Brian Feldman
  38. Facebook Is Never Going to Talk About Peter ThielThe companies he is a board member of have nothing to say about his politics.
    By Brian Feldman
  39. Why Peter Thiel Wants to Topple Gawker and Elect Donald TrumpPeter Thiel’s crusade against Gawker is more than just a Citizen Kane redux.
    By Park MacDougald
  40. Hulk Hogan’s Lawyer Didn’t Know Who Was Funding the Gawker Lawsuit Until We DidThe billionaire has never spoken directly with the lawyer he’s cutting checks to.
    By Brian Feldman
  41. the national circus
    It’s Time for Hillary Clinton to Do Battle With Donald TrumpWhy the likely Democratic nominee can’t try to remain above the fray anymore. 
    By Frank Rich
  42. Jeff Bezos Is Refashioning Himself Into the Valley’s Lone Defender of JournalismThe man who founded notoriously press-hostile Amazon is settling into his role as the owner of the Washington Post.
    By Brian Feldman
  43. Peter Thiel Isn’t a SupervillainHe’s a rather more familiar figure: a rich man used to getting his way.
    By Maria Bustillos
  44. Peter Thiel’s Anti-Gawker Crusade Won’t Destroy JournalismThe tech billionaire’s scheme won’t open any doors that aren’t already wide open.
    By Brian Feldman
  45. How Peter Thiel Was Unmasked As Hulk Hogan’s Secret BackerThe Silicon Valley billionaire is funding the pro wrestler’s lawsuit crusade against Gawker Media.
    By Brian Feldman
  46. Peter Thiel’s Surprisingly Awesome Business BookSeize the future! Just don’t ask me to tell you how. 
    By Annie Lowrey
  47. silicon valley visions
    Peter Thiel Wants to Make Hackers Into HeroesThe venture capitalist is trying to rekindle America’s love affair with tech.
    By Kevin Roose
  48. business
    Peter Thiel Names New Venture Firm After J.R.R. Tolkien’s Made-up Metal Nerd alert!
    By Kevin Roose
  49. white men with money
    Peter Thiel Doesn’t Think College Is Necessary Unless …You want to work for him.
    By Noreen Malone
  50. fun-raising
    Mitt Romney Has His Own Billionaire Guardian AngelsThey ponied up $500,000 each just last month. 
    By Dan Amira
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