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The Dungeon Master

Peter Thiel is full of contradictions—a libertarian who founded a company that aids government surveillance, a critic of tech who supports Facebook’s mission for world domination, and a defender of free speech who helped to kill a media outlet.

The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Pursuit of Power

by Max Chafkin

February 10, 2022 issue

Cubicle Messiah

WeWork was hurtling into the future, with Adam Neumann leading the way. What led to its dramatic collapse?

The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann, and the Great Startup Delusion

by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell

Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork

by Reeves Wiedeman

July 22, 2021 issue

Trumps on the Couch

‘Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man’ by Mary Trump

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man

by Mary L. Trump

September 24, 2020 issue

The Good Guy

Ronan Farrow’s ‘Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators’

Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

by Ronan Farrow

February 13, 2020 issue

Kidnapping: A Very Efficient Business

Kidnappers perform research, assess risks, manage costs, and, if they’re in it for the long term, build reputations for orderly resolution.

We Want to Negotiate: The Secret World of Kidnapping, Hostages, and Ransom

by Joel Simon

Kidnap: Inside the Ransom Business

by Anja Shortland

May 9, 2019 issue

Simple Answers to Profound Questions

The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing

by Merve Emre

December 20, 2018 issue