“Speaking from positions of immense power, they are using the idea as a tool to further their own power—precisely what the concept is meant to warn against.”

The Bulwark · Oct 8 · Matthew D. Taylor: Vance and Thiel misuse Antichrist concept as power tool

“One is doing a bit of cynical pandering, the other is condemning anyone opposed to the tech future—and neither is willing to look in the mirror.”

The Bulwark · Oct 8 · Matthew D. Taylor: Vance and Thiel misuse Antichrist concept as power tool

“Should American foreign policy be guided by impressions of a "certain darkness" or "dark spiritual energy" such as the vice president claims to have felt around other leaders at world summits?”

The Bulwark · Oct 8 · Matthew D. Taylor: Vance and Thiel misuse Antichrist concept as power tool