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Peter Thiel Doesn't Believe in Democracy

But he might be the most powerful man you've never heard of

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Sharon McMahon and Ed Thompson Payne
Jul 02, 2025
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He doubts democracy. Bankrolls politicians. Builds the software that tracks people’s lives. Peter Thiel may be the most influential figure in American government you’ve never voted for. A billionaire venture capitalist, tech entrepreneur, and political crusader, “Peter Thiel is secretly the most important person in Silicon Valley,” his biographer Max Ch…

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