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How a little-known French literary critic became a bellwether for the US right
René Girard is best known for his theory of ‘mimetic desire’. Now Peter Thiel and the vice-president are among his fans ...
House Committee Leader to Investigate Agency for Preferential Treatment of Politically Connected Startup
The probe comes in the wake of a ProPublica investigation that revealed the General Services Administration was eyeing a tech ...
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Leo XIV: A pope from Chicago for a crisis-ridden American Church that is increasingly conservative
The still-open wounds from decades of clerical sexual abuse, along with the growing power of far-right Catholics in Trump’s ...
Ex-Palantir Adviser to Keep SpaceX, OpenAI Stakes in Trump Role
Helberg, 35, who was senior adviser to Palantir Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp, is married to Keith Rabois, a managing director at Khosla Ventures. Rabois, 56, is a longtime business associate of ...