Inside the Tech Company Powering Trump’s Most Controversial Policies

Warning: This episode contains strong language.


Palantir, a data analysis and technology company, has secured
federal contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars during
President Trump’s second presidency, including to develop
software to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement deport
people.


Michael Steinberger, who spent six years interviewing Palantir’s
chief executive, Alex Karp, for the book “The Philosopher in the
Valley,” explains how Mr. Karp went from a self-described
lifelong Democrat to a champion of Mr. Trump, and the impact this
transformation could have on American democracy.


Guest: Michael Steinberger, a contributing
writer to The New York Times.


Background reading: 


Listen to an interview with Mr. Karp from the DealBook Summit
this month.

In May, the Trump administration tapped Palantir to compile
data on Americans.

Here is Mr. Steinberger’s book, which this episode is based
on.



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