Gil's whole thread is a must-read, but just adding here a key 2017 article about how Peter Thiel amassed power by cultivating a network of hundreds of Stanford Review alums, like Theodore Gillibrand - or Josh Hawley, who he boosted to the Senate. Thiel hires them, invests in them, makes them loyal.
Read Andrew Granato's cover story for the November 2017 issue of Stanford Politics Magazine.