How Tech Billionaires Influenced Glenn Greenwald, Matt Taibbi, & New Media

Eoin Higgins

is a journalist and historian whose writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Intercept, and many other publications. He is the author of the new book, “Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left.”

In this interview, Peter Clarke and Eoin Higgins discuss the strange phenomenon where, over the past few years, a lot public figures on the left have not only moved right, but have suddenly have found themselves to be best friends with Fox News, Tucker Carlson, and even Trump. Eoin makes the case the Peter Thiel, Marc Andreessen and other tech billionaires have played a significant role in this story.

The interview centers around the political evolution of Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi, but also touches and many other figures. Peter and Eoin are in broad agreement about the questionable motives of most of the characters under discussion, but they get into a lively debate around Bari Weiss and Bill Maher.

Find more from Eoin on his Substack The Flashpoint and follow him on Twitter @EoinHiggins_.

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