Tech executives are jumping into the presidential election. Many of them also do business with the Pentagon.
Peter Thiel
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Would J.D. Vance Join a UAW Picket Line Outside a Tesla Factory?
If you believe that, I got this bridge I need to unload.
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What Does Peter Thiel Want?
Inside the conservative tech investor’s play for the Senate
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One Weird Trick to Force Billionaires to Pay Taxes
The ‘economic substance doctrine’ could be employed by the IRS to crack down on tax avoidance.
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Freddie Mac Using Shady AI Company for Mortgage Loans
ZestFinance is implicated in high-cost payday lending and backed by Peter Thiel. It’s now working with a government-sponsored mortgage giant.
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The Gawker Case Has Become More Interesting
Charles Harder, the lawyer who brought down Gawker, may have played fast and loose with legal ethics in that case. He now represents Donald Trump against Stormy Daniels.