I was excited when I first heard that Peter Thiel was going to be a speaker at the Republican National Convention.  While everyone naturally focuses on what Trump and Pence will have to say, Thiel, often labeled an “eccentric billionaire,” could help rebrand the Trump-era GOP. Like Trump, Thiel is flamboyant and loves shaking things up.  Andrew Styles of Heat Street: Thiel, who is also a Trump delegate to the convention, is an interesting choice. In some ways, Thiel’s support for Trump makes a lot of sense. Both are billionaires who like to disrupt the sh*t out of the status quo. Both are skeptical of “democracy,” and love to sue people who say mean things about them. Thiel recently disclosed that he had financially backed Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker.  That same publication had previously outed Thiel as gay.  The left can’t understand how a homosexual can be drawn to the small government party that...(Read Full Post)