Tech Oligarchs
Deep dives into Thiel, Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, Gates
Bill Gates: Deep Dive
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Elon Musk: Deep Dive
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Jeff Bezos: Deep Dive
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Mark Zuckerberg: Deep Dive
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Peter Thiel: Deep Dive
Peter Thiel occupies a unique position at the intersection of Silicon Valley wealth, government surveillance, libertarian ideology, and apocalyptic thinking. As co-founder of PayPal, first outside investor in Facebook, and founder of Palantir Technologies, Thiel has shaped both the technology industry and the surveillance state.[^1] His political evolution—from libertarian idealist to Trump supporter to New Right intellectual influence—reflects broader tensions in American conservatism.