
Part One: How Peter Thiel Became the Gravedigger of Democracy
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Robert sits down with Noah Shachtman to discuss the life and times of Peter Thiel, the demon investor of Silicon Valley and would-be assassin of democracy.
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Sources:
https://www.newser.com/story/235229/peter-thiel-wanted-innovation-he-got-networking-instead.html
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Chafkin, Max. The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power (p. 11). Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
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