NOTE HOW THIS WAPO ARTICLE ON PETER THIEL BY ELIZABETH DWOSKIN TRIES TO MAKE HIM SOUND SINISTER.

And yet it’s really a heartwarming story of a despised minority finally coming into its own: “People who have joined Thiel form a tight-knit group of conservative and libertarian-leaning entrepreneurs who have long felt ostracized in Silicon Valley for their political views, a source said. Many are excited to finally have a voice in government.”