Aug. 11, 2022

The right-wing rise of tech billionaire Peter Thiel

The right-wing rise of tech billionaire Peter Thiel
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The right-wing rise of tech billionaire Peter Thiel

Billionaire Peter Thiel was one of Facebook’s first investors. Now, more than a decade later, Thiel is investing in a slate of right-wing candidates in the midterms. Reporter Elizabeth Dwoskin explains Thiel’s rise.

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Billionaire Peter Thiel was one of Facebook’s first investors. Now, more than a decade later, Thiel is investing in a slate of right-wing candidates in the midterms. Reporter Elizabeth Dwoskin explains Thiel’s rise.


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Elizabeth Dwoskin reports on how Peter Thiel went from Facebook investor to an architect of the new American right.