The Most Dangerous Corporation in America by Robert Reich https://robertreich.substack.com/p/palantir-the-worst-of-the-corporate
Robert Reich Robert Reich Read in the Substack app Open app The Most Dangerous Corporation in America Robert Reich Jun 20, 2025 3,924 672 1,244 Friends, Draw a circle around all the assets in America now devoted to Artificial Intelligence. Draw a second circle around all the assets devoted to the U.S. military. A third around all assets being devoted to helping the Trump regime collect and compile personal information on millions of Americans. And a fourth circle around the parts of Silicon Valley dedicated to turning the United States away from a democracy into a libertarian dictatorship led by tech bros. Where do the four circles intersect? At a corporation called Palantir Technologies and a man named Peter Thiel. In Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, a “palantir” is a seeing stone that can be used to distort truth and present selective visions of reality. During the War of the Ring, a palantir falls under the control of Sauron, who uses it to manipulate and deceive. Pala...
