SILICON VLLEY
Theodore Schleifer
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October 27, 2021
Will Billionaires Really Get Taxed to Smithereens?
In a short time, a seemingly quixotic billionaire tax has become a credible threat to enter Biden’s multi-trillion social spending plan. Is this all liberal pie-in-the-sky fantasy? Or the beginning of a new cri de coeur for the wealthiest Americans, and those who manage their money?
Theodore Schleifer
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October 25, 2021
Elon’s Billions and an Unprecedented Wealth Tax
The world’s richest man is stepping up his public displays of generosity, just as a controversial new wealth tax becomes a tantalizing possibility this week in Kyrsten Sinema’s Washington.
Dylan Byers
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October 22, 2021
The New York Times Succession Sweepstakes Is Probably Settled
The inside scoop on the three media stories that everyone is talking about this Friday: The New York Times’ forthcoming succession horse race, Axel’s consummation of Politico, and a little more juice about Facebook’s new identity.
NEW & NOTEWORTHY
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Theodore Schleifer • September 29, 2021
Thiel Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Blake Masters
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Theodore Schleifer • September 9, 2021
Jeff Bezos Heeds His Critics
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Theodore Schleifer • September 9, 2021
Will the “Angel of Death Loophole” Finally Die?
Alex Kantrowitz
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October 21, 2021
“We Need to Have This Knife Fight:” Apple and Facebook Hit the Mattresses
An internal Facebook plan reveals the machinations of a company determined to fend off Apple’s new privacy controls.
Theodore Schleifer
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October 20, 2021
The $100 Million Plan to Completely Fix Washington
In 2017, a Wisconsin dairy scion wrote a Harvard Business School case study applying “industry competitive analysis” to party politics. The result is a $100 million plan to transform election rules. Reid Hoffman and members of one of the Bay Area’s wealthiest families have already signed on.
Dylan Byers
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October 15, 2021
Will Disney and ESPN Consciously Uncouple?
Bob Chapek has asked some of his closest deputies to explore the strategic rationale for potentially spinning off the sports network, sources say. As one person with knowledge of the discussions told me, “There are now conversations happening regularly at Disney about whether or not to spin off ESPN.”