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The Scandal of Minority Contracting

3 weeks ago | open.substack.com | Joe Lonsdale

Dear Readers,Along with liberty and property rights, merit is a core foundation of the success of western civilization, and of the United States in particular. Merit is a form of equality under the law, and without it, everything starts to break.
China’s lapping us in biotech — but here’s how we can fight back

1 month ago | nypost.com | Joe Lonsdale

China is picking up the pace on scientific innovation. REUTERS For decades, the United States has led the world in biotech and pharmaceutical innovation. But our dominance is now at risk: not from external sabotage, but from our own regulatory sclerosis.
Jews and Christians Must Fight Anti-Semitic Conspiracies

1 month ago | city-journal.org | Joe Lonsdale

Last month, for the first time in my life, many of my successful Jewish friends—names you likely know—called me, worried. They asked what they need to do to protect their families, and who will have our back if attacks on Jews keep spreading. Ancient libels, banished from polite society after the horrors of World War II, are reentering the mainstream, shared to millions on social media and podcasts.
American AI freedom still under threat from Biden’s leftover directives

Feb 14, 2025 | foxnews.com | Tanner Jones |Joe Lonsdale

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Productivity, Innovation, And The New American Golden Age With Joe Lonsdale

Feb 6, 2025 | hoover.org | Joe Lonsdale

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Battle for the USA: The Four Pathologies of Corrupt NGOs

Feb 5, 2025 | jewishjournal.com | Joe Lonsdale |Tanner Jones

“Shakespeare’s evildoers stopped short at a dozen corpses. Because they had no ideology. Ideology — that is what gives evildoing its long-sought justification and gives the evildoer the necessary steadfastness and determination.
America Needs Better Defense Acquisition

Jan 29, 2025 | piratewires.com | Joe Lonsdale |John Noonan

How to Save the World: Sitting Down With Palmer Luckeyour astronauts are stuck in space, anduril's arsenal-1, US manufacturing, tariffs, google, trump, media, our vanishing internet, palmer's most heretical thoughts, and hope for the future
America Needs Better Defense Acquisition

Jan 25, 2025 | open.substack.com | Joe Lonsdale

Note - this piece was coauthored with my colleague John Noonan, who works in DC to help defense companies navigate some of the bureaucratic nonsense which we describe below. Defense is one of the areas where I’ve worked a lot in the last 20+ years. I founded not just Palantir — but also Epirus and Saronic, and invested in multiple others, like Anduril.
Mr. President, Don’t Abandon the Rule of Law to Save TikTok

Jan 20, 2025 | thefp.com | Joe Lonsdale

Mr. President, Don’t Abandon the Rule of Law to Save TikTokJoe Lonsdale, a prominent Silicon Valley supporter of Donald Trump’s, writes that the new president can’t wish away a ban on the popular Chinese app. Donald Trump is the undisputed king of MAGA, a cultural and political movement. But today he becomes president of the United States,which is a republic, and republics do not have kings.In America, we abide by the rule of law.
Mr. President, Don’t Abandon the Rule of Law to Save TikTok

Jan 20, 2025 | open.substack.com | Joe Lonsdale

Donald Trump is the undisputed king of MAGA, a cultural and political movement. But today he becomes president of the United States,which is a republic, and republics do not have kings.In America, we abide by the rule of law. Even when the law comes for a popular app—TikTok—that the MAGA king likes. I’ve been looking forward to this week.