Podcasts Uncommon Knowledge The U.S. Economy with Peter Thiel: Chapter 4 About NR Staff December 29, 2011 9:00 AM Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Flipboard Email this article Peter Thiel says the credit crisis of 2008 has nothing to do with the free market. Rather, it is a byproduct of government entanglement, nurtured by the fact that the motors of economic growth have worked less well than expected.