Media
Inside the Media Crisis Fueled by Tech Billionaire Power
How tech elites like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are quietly—and not so quietly—reshaping the media landscape, buying platforms, and influencing narratives in terrifying ways.
2025
network state
Jonestown to Network States: Tech Bros Revive Religious Cult Utopias
Silicon Valley extremism and religious extremism meld in Trump 2.0 era
2025
Why Musk, Trump & tech elites seek collapse of global order
"Their aspirations sound utterly batshit, but they are nonetheless at play now because they have access to political power through Donald Trump."
peter thiel
Politico's $50M Peter Thiel Problem
Is Axel Springer CEO's son the 'German JD Vance'?
network state
'Existential threat': My NYT interview
In the New York Times, columnist Thomas B. Edsall examines the tech oligarch takeover of the United States. Writes Edsall: The Trump administration has enabled a small network of high-tech oligarchs to determine a vast proportion of federal spending and regulatory policy. Much of the attention, understandably, has fallen on
network state
Trump’s (Anti)'Freedom Cities' and Network State Tech Dystopia
It's an idea straight out of the Network State playbook.
network state
'Bursts of authoritarianism'
The United States is currently evolving into a Network State, says a military analyst who writes regularly on the subject.
crypto
Trump's Crypto Heist: A Taxpayer-Funded Scam?
Trump's Strategic Crypto Scam isn't just about money
Dystopia
Tech Elites vs. Government: Katherine Boyle’s Strange Speech
The latest attempt by tech to adopt Republican talking points and pander to ultra-religious conservatives.
Dystopia
'Reboot' Revealed: Elon Musk's CEO-Dictator Playbook
In 2022, one of Peter Thiel's favorite thinkers envisioned a second Trump Administration in which the federal government would be run by a “CEO”
Elon Musk
Steve Bannon potty trains Elon Musk: 'We're going to rip your face off'
MAGA versus Musk civil war intensifies?