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The Stratosphere

The Recode alum takes readers into the nexus of Silicon Valley and politics, explaining how the elite are remaking the world in their image.
Theodore Schleifer
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January 4, 2023
S.B.F. Subpoena Paranoia
December 28, 2022
Bezos’s NFL Dreams and S.B.F.’s First Campaign
December 22, 2022
The S.B.F. Campaign Finance Whodunnit, Part 2
December 20, 2022
Romney Regrets & the Media’s ’Succession’ Problem
December 14, 2022
Thiel’s G.O.P. Wrist-Slap & The S.B.F. Whodunnit
December 13, 2022
Keeping Up with the Bankman-Frieds
December 6, 2022
The Confessions of S.B.F.
December 2, 2022
S.B.F.’s McConnell Money Tickle
November 30, 2022
Thiel’s Midterm Hangover & More Hakeemology
November 29, 2022
An S.B.F. Ally in the Barrel
November 23, 2022
The Lost Gospel of S.B.F.
November 18, 2022
The Bankman-Fried Mystique
November 15, 2022
Inside the S.B.F. Blast Radius
November 11, 2022
The S.B.F. Pandemic
November 10, 2022
The Achilles Thiel & S.B.F.’s Fall
November 1, 2022
Eric Schmidt’s New Gates Foundation
October 25, 2022
Hillary’s Legacy Play, a Thiel’s Revolving Door & Newsom’s Moment
October 18, 2022
Biden’s Blessing
October 11, 2022
The Pelosi Succession Wild Card & More Suns Drama
October 4, 2022
The Future of The MacKenzie Machine
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