O
ne privilege billionaires enjoy: They have time to dwell on life's big questions. The Antichrist, for instance. For years, this topic has weighed on Peter Thiel's mind. A leading figure of the libertarian tech scene, a proponent of a form of illiberalism tinged with Christianity (to summarize briefly), the investor is passionate – some have said, "obsessive" – about the Antichrist.
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Peter Thiel, the libertarian billionaire waging war on government
Though usually tight-lipped, Thiel recently devoted an essay to the biblical figure in the Catholic journal First Things. He has given a series of public lectures on the subject, including four – four! – conferences in San Francisco, which were intended to be confidential, though recordings of them were easily obtained by The Guardian and The Washington Post.
