Inside Peter Thiel’s Secret Antichrist Lectures

Yesterday, Vice President J.D. Vance told Republicans to put on the “armor of God” and seek vengeance against “soulless and evil” institutions of the left.

Hours later, Peter Thiel — the billionaire who created Vance — delivered a secret lecture on the Antichrist.

While the doors were closed to the public, I pierced the veil of secrecy. For The New Republic, I studied Thiel’s past Antichrist speeches to decode his message. What I found is chilling: a fusion of Nazi political theory and scripture, woven into an “incisive meditation” on the power of apocalyptic ideas in politics.

Now, with Vance and other Republicans openly speaking the language of holy war, it’s crucial to understand the message of Thiel’s unusual sermons.

👉 Read my investigation: “What’s Up With Peter Thiel’s Obsession With the Antichrist?”

What’s Up With Peter Thiel’s Obsession With the Antichrist?

The tech mogul is amping up his apocalyptic rhetoric—and adding a dangerous dose of extremism into the already-fraught culture war.

The New RepublicGil Duran

Last week, I interviewed a historian and a theologian about Thiel’s Antichrist fixation. See the full podcast episode below: