Vox: Trump’s techno-libertarian dream team goes to Washington
Rob Lalka, Albert R. Lepage Professor in Business, was interviewed by Vox for a story examining the tech industry's support for Donald Trump.
“In my mind, this isn’t a story about Silicon Valley overall and DC overall,” said Robert Lalka, a professor at Tulane University. “Instead, what’s occurring now involves the influence of far fewer people: a very close-knit network of like-minded Trump supporters, especially if we focus on the PayPal Mafia, and the transformation of the Republican Party and its policy agenda.”
To read the story in its entirety, visit vox.com:
https://www.vox.com/technology/383859/musk-trump-vance-silicon-valley
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