Gawker was irresponsible, but the precedent Peter Thiel is setting is dangerous

Thiel says other media organizations aren’t endangered by his war on Gawker. He’s wrong.

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Billionaires funding third-party lawsuits are a threat to media freedom.

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Silicon Valley is changing our lives, but the real economic gains will come when it changes our jobs.

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Bitcoin fans are flocking to Ethereum.

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