Big Tech's phony Trumpism

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On July 16, the famed technology investor Marc Andreessen announced via podcast that he is supporting Donald Trump in his campaign for a second term as president. That's a huge about-face: Andreessen backed every Democratic presidential candidate from Bill Clinton to Hillary.

I listened to the podcast, all 85 minutes of it, to hear why Andreessen is joining so many other big names in Silicon Valley — from his investing...