Joe Lonsdale

Joe Lonsdale is an entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded Palantir Technologies and the venture firm 8VC. He is the chairman of the University of Austin (UATX) and the Cicero Institute, a nationwide policy group.

Texas Capitol building dome with the Texas flag waving in front.

Opinion

May 12, 2025

One big state needs to stop paying lobbyist salaries

Texans are fighting for independence -- freedom from using public funds to lobby against the will of the voters. School districts and associations should have that money taken away.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivers a speech during the plenary session of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Opinion

February 14, 2025

American AI freedom still under threat from Biden’s leftover directives

Vice President Vance was just in Europe defending American AI freedom. But back home in America, Biden's leftover directives are still putting our tech plans under threat.

FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol dome is seen in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo

Opinion

November 26, 2024

Stop funding the woke and the stupid

The identity politics form of left-wing politics is a virus that spreads itself, funding activists and ideology from whatever city or university department it infects.