Is Talking About the Antichrist. Why Now?
Peter Thiel is discussing the Antichrist now because he believes the figure is emerging in the 21st century not as a tyrant, but as a technocrat or regulator who uses fears of existential threats like climate change, AI, and nuclear war to consolidate global power and halt technological progress. His theory, developed through a series of private lectures since September 2025 and recent essays in First Things, argues …