About the FoundationThiel FoundationTF_53261f06-a584-11e0-b0ed-21187a64ea2a_532621a4-a584-11e0-b0ed-21187a64ea2aThe Thiel Foundation defends and promotes freedom in all its dimensions: political, personal, and economic._53262258-a584-11e0-b0ed-21187a64ea2aFreedomFreedom is always under siege. Around the world, authoritarian regimes deprive millions of people of basic economic and social rights. Even elected governments can burden their citizens with labyrinthine bureaucracies and complex, unnecessary laws. And while some regimes are obviously worse than others, they all have apologists who obscure these conditions by twisting the relationship between freedom and human fulfillment.Research and TechnologySupport innovative scientific research and new technologies that empower people to improve their lives._532622da-a584-11e0-b0ed-21187a64ea2a1_5326235c-a584-11e0-b0ed-21187a64ea2aOrganizations and IndividualsChampion organizations and individuals who expose human rights abuses and authoritarianism in all its guises._532623de-a584-11e0-b0ed-21187a64ea2a2_532658ea-a584-11e0-b0ed-21187a64ea2aIdeas and SpacesEncourage the exploration of new ideas and new spaces where people can be less reliant on government and where freedom can flourish._53265a66-a584-11e0-b0ed-21187a64ea2a3_53265b06-a584-11e0-b0ed-21187a64ea2a2011-07-03http://thielfoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=11OwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net