Peter Thiel becomes anchor investor in J.D. Vance’s new venture capital firm Narya Capital, which raises $93 million. Fund focuses on investments outside Silicon Valley, particularly in Midwest, aligning with Vance’s populist branding while maintaining elite financial networks. …
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At a pivotal 2011 Yale Law School talk, Peter Thiel meets J.D. Vance, initiating a mentorship that would transform Vance’s career trajectory from law student to venture capitalist to U.S. Senator. Thiel challenged traditional elite career paths, identifying Vance as a potential protégé in his …
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In May 1981, during the Reagan administration, Tim LaHaye (then head of the Moral Majority), Paul Weyrich, Nelson Bunker Hunt, T. Cullen Davis, Howard Phillips, and William Cies founded the Council for National Policy (CNP) as an umbrella organization and networking group for conservative and …
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