Ron Paul may have an army of small donors but when it comes to billionaire sugar daddies, PayPal co-founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel is the financial stalwart of the campaign.
Earlier this year, we learned that early Facebook investor Peter Thiel didn't believe in higher education, and thanks to a just-published New Yorker profile, we now know that he also doesn't believe in death.
A Georgetown study, though, suggests his new mentees may be short-changed
A look back on the doom-and-gloom coverage of higher education
The Facebook investor says a "education bubble" is underway; not everyone agrees
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