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Bookmark or Share- Chicago Contrarian - Urban Affairs in the Windy CityMuddy Waters. “Chicago is unique. It is the only completely corrupt city in America.”. Charles Merriam. “It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago—she outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them. She is always a novelty; for she is never the Chicago you saw when you passed through the last time.”.
- The Alarming Rise of Peter Thiel, Tech Mogul and Political ...THE CONTRARIAN. Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power. By Max Chafkin. A few years ago, on a podcast called “This Is Actually Happening,” a penitent white supremacist recalled a...
- Review: ‘The Contrarian,’ Max Chafkin’s Biography of Peter ...Max Chafkin, a Bloomberg journalist, wrestles with these choices in The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power. The title hits the mark. The subtitle causes difficulties....
- The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of ...The Contrarian illuminates the extent to which Thiel has sought to export his values to the corridors of power beyond Silicon Valley, including funding the lawsuit that destroyed the blog Gawker and strenuously backing far-right political candidates, notably Donald Trump for president in 2016.
- The Contrarian by Max Chafkin: 9781984878540 ...About The Contrarian. A New York Times Notable Book. A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial, and hugely influential power broker who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech, business, and politics.
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