What’s Up With Peter Thiel’s Obsession With the Antichrist? Highlight

Thiel’s Antichrist fixation fits a long tradition in American politics. Since the nation’s founding, Americans have sought to name the Antichrist—usually by pointing the finger at their political enemies. “The symbol of the Antichrist has played a surprisingly significant role in shaping Americans’ self-understanding,” wrote historian Robert Fuller in 1995’s Naming the Antichrist*: The History of an American Obsession. “*Because they tend to view their nation as uniquely blessed by God, they have been especially prone to demonize their enemies.”