10 years of the long read: Why Silicon Valley billionaires are prepping for the apocalypse in New Zealand (2018)
Oct 30, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
As the Long Read turns 10 we are raiding the archives to bring you a favourite piece from each year since 2014, with new introductions from the authors. This week from 2018: How an extreme libertarian tract predicting the collapse of liberal democracies – written by Jacob Rees-Mogg’s father – inspired the likes of Peter Thiel to buy up property across the Pacific. By Mark O’Connell. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
