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...Peter Thiel’s $15mn was critical to JD Vance’s success in winning an Ohio Senate seat last year. Both Thiel and Vance are admirers of Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s self-styled illiberal prime minister....
...Both he and Peter Thiel are supporting Ukraine even though they are unconvinced that they should be. Their ideological brethren are criticising Ukraine....
...edward.luce@ft.com...
...edward.luce@ft.com What is the influence of Trumpism in the US midterm elections?...
...Recommended reading Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley wunderkind, does not often engage in self-flagellation....
...They’re going to be more likely to show up and vote,” said Edward Erikson, a progressive political consultant who specialises in combating the impact of big money in politics....
...And since the Republican party is increasingly split between being beholden to Donald Trump and Peter Thiel, it’s unlikely they’ll do anything about it....
...Moral number two: never listen to Peter Thiel....
...The duo took an equity stake in Eagle as part of the Lyon transaction through Iconic Sports, an investment vehicle they operate along with former Goldman Sachs executive Edward Eisler....
...Edward Lucas, the respected British journalist and security analyst, has written the most scathing version of that argument I have read. I don’t agree with Lucas on this, but it’s well worth a read....
...The spirit of Watergate will be missing from the televised hearings, writes Edward Luce....
...A good moment then for The Price of Time (Allen Lane, July), Edward Chancellor’s history of interest rates and the “curse” of easy money....
...The Founders by Jimmy Soni (Atlantic, May) tells the story of Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and the group of disrupters who “made” the modern internet....
...You can email the team on swampnotes@ft.com, contact Ed on edward.luce@ft.com and Rana on rana.foroohar@ft.com, and follow them on Twitter at @RanaForoohar and @EdwardGLuce...
...New citizens include PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel....
...Skadden, the law firm, has hired Edward William Batchelor as a partner in the Brussels office. He joins from Baker McKenzie....
...One of the best examples of a disrupter’s tendency to project his experience to the world are Peter Thiel’s fellowships, which pay students $100,000 to “skip or stop out” of university....
...Job Moves Edward Chandler, a veteran dealmaker at Deutsche Bank, has started a new boutique investment bank called Namier Capital Partners, according to Financial News....
...While the new law is causing angst in foreign boardrooms, the personal data privacy provisions are in line with worldwide practice, said Scott Thiel, partner at law firm DLA Piper in Hong Kong....
...Edward Davenport, London The Daughter of Lady Macbeth by Ajay Close....
...Among the confirmed speakers next week are Tim Tebow, the American football star, Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire, and Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor....
...“I met a few interesting people whom you could call visionaries,” he says, including Peter Thiel, the PayPal founder and Donald Trump supporter....
...- Tyler Cowen talks to Peter Thiel. - There’s renewed demand for dollar funding in the Eurozone. - Further, further reading....
...Investors include Mr Thiel’s Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, and Reed Elsevier Ventures. The fundraising was first reported by BuzzFeed....
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