THE LATEST ARTICLES
Theodore Schleifer
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March 15, 2022
Yuri’s Red Line & The Chesa Money Bomb
Milner, the formerly oligarch-friendly V.C., appears to have decisively closed the door on Russia. Plus, insider updates on San Francisco’s venture-fueled recall campaign and a diplomatic breakthrough in Biden’s megadonor embargo.
Theodore Schleifer
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March 8, 2022
Thiel’s Hard Pitch & Obama’s Secret Meeting
The latest inside reporting on Thiel’s political maneuvering, Obama’s private visit with Laurene’s Emerson Collective, an intriguing idea from Eric Schmidt’s team, and Yuri Milner’s Russia statement.
Theodore Schleifer
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March 1, 2022
Yuri Milner’s Eastern Promises
Economic sanctions targeting Russia, and oligarch Alisher Usmanov, are raising new questions about Milner’s past financial partners. So far, he’s staying quiet.
Theodore Schleifer
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February 22, 2022
Steve Jobs’ Heir Imagines His Post-Pelosi Future
Reed Jobs, the well-liked millennial son of Laurene Powell Jobs and the late Steve Jobs, has privately talked about a political run, including for Nancy Pelosi’s seat if it opens. It may herald the dawn of a new era: Society is currently being remade by a group of super-billionaires. Pretty soon, their kids will take over.
Theodore Schleifer
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February 16, 2022
The Notorious S.B.F.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the 29-year-old crypto zillionaire, epitomizes a new generation of mega-donors who blend big-money politics, applied math, and the reading list of a senior-year philosophy seminar. So naturally, he’s the hottest ticket in the most rarefied realms of philanthropy.
Theodore Schleifer
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February 8, 2022
The Pelosi Nepotism Succession Question
With Republicans expected to retake the House in November, could Pelosi’s congressional seat become a family dynasty? Plus: Zuckerberg loses Thiel, Melinda goes rogue (or not), and Silicon Valley discovers diversity.
Theodore Schleifer
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February 1, 2022
The Thiel Index
A potentially definitive, highly unscientific analysis of who has the most political juice right now in Silicon Valley.
Theodore Schleifer
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January 25, 2022
Can Yuri Milner and Jeff Bezos End Death?
The inside conversation about Silicon Valley’s favorite charity, MacKenzie Scott’s personnel debate, and Bezos’ latest effort to perfect his physique.
Theodore Schleifer
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January 18, 2022
Silicon Valley’s Doomed Pursuit of D.C. Nirvana
Behind the scenes of the voting-rights drama, Democratic super-donors organized a furious pressure campaign to get Manchinema to “yes.” Then reality intervened.
Theodore Schleifer
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January 11, 2022
Inside MacKenzie Scott’s Zillion-Dollar Giving Machine
Ever since Scott split with her ex, Jeff Bezos, she has embarked on an utterly mysterious, totally disruptive, $9 billion-and-counting philanthropy spree. Here’s an inside guide to her aides and her checkbook.
