Postcards: The Palantir Paradox

The company that could solve the problem of government spending finds itself overly reliant on that spending in the first place.

Dear Fellow Expat:

Elon Musk has positioned himself for a role in a second Trump administration as "Secretary of Cost-Cutting." Perhaps this is one reason why the government is investigating Tesla yet again.

But there's a solution to government spending that few are discussing.

We already have a company that has the technology to tackle government waste.

It just doesn’t perform those tasks.

That company is Palantir Technologies (PLTR), one of the world's most sophisticated data analytics firms.

Palantir software helps governments track international money laundering, analyze terrorist networks, and process complex data that would take humans years to understand.

Their flagship products – Gotham and Foundry – are used by intelligence agencies, defense departments, and financial institutions worldwide.

Their original platform, Gotham, helps government agencies integrate and analyze vast data feeds. It’s used for counterterrorism, intelligence analysis, and national security.

The company’s commer…