Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and “regressive” cultures

The mini-manifesto

Palantir on Saturday published a “brief” 22‑point summary of CEO Alexander Karp’s book The Technological Republic, co‑authored with corporate affairs chief Nicholas Zamiska. It has been reported that the post frames Silicon Valley as owing “a moral debt” to the nation that enabled its rise and that “free email is not enough.” The document ranges far — from a warning that the “atomic age is ending” to a blunt claim that a blind devotion to pluralism and inclusivity can “gloss over” cultures that, in Palantir’s words, have been “regressive and harmful.” Not exactly Silicon Valley memo material.

Reaction and context

Palantir’s ideological posture has been controversial before. It has been reported that critics have scrutinized the company for its work with ICE and other government agencies, and congressional Democrats recently asked ICE and DHS for more details about how surveillance tools are being used in the administration’s deportation efforts. One critic allegedly called Karp’s book “not a book at all, but a piece of corporate sales material,” a reminder that for many observers this isn’t just philosophy — it’s positioning.

The post also leans into grand strategy: urging that A.I. weapons are inevitable and arguing that “who will build them and for what purpose” matters, while criticizing postwar restraints on Germany and Japan as missteps that may have shifted global power balances. The emotional moment here is unmistakable — it’s less a policy paper than a rallying cry. Is this a defense brief for a particular global order? A market signal? Both, perhaps.

Critics outside the company were quick to note the implications. It has been reported that Eliot Higgins of Bellingcat quipped that it was “extremely normal and fine” for a firm to publish such a statement, and warned the 22 points aren’t abstract ideas floating in space: they reflect the public ideology of a business whose revenue depends on defense, intelligence, immigration, and police contracts. In short: when a tools‑maker talks grand strategy, the politics tend to follow the profit.

Sources: techcrunch