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| <b>Richard Bertrand Spencer</b> (born May 11, 1978) is an American writer, publisher, and activist. He is President of , a think-tank, and , an independent publishing firm. Both institutions have issued studies of culture, society, nationalism, eugenics, and the study of . | <b>Richard Bertrand Spencer</b> (born May 11, 1978) is an American writer, publisher, and activist. He is President of , a think-tank, and , an independent publishing firm. Both institutions have issued studies of culture, society, nationalism, eugenics, and the study of . | ||
| === Early Life=== | === Early Life=== | ||
| Richard Spencer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Dallas, Texas. In 2001, he received a BA from the and, in 2003, a MA from the ]. Between 2005-2007, he was a doctoral student in History at ]. | Richard Spencer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Dallas, Texas. In 2001, he received a BA from the and, in 2003, a MA from the ]. Between 2005-2007, he was a doctoral student in History at ]. | ||
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Richard Bertrand Spencer (born May 11, 1978) is an American writer, publisher, and activist. He is President of , a think-tank, and , an independent publishing firm. Both institutions have issued studies of culture, society, nationalism, eugenics, and the study of .
Early Life
Richard Spencer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Dallas, Texas. In 2001, he received a BA from the and, in 2003, a MA from the University of Chicago. Between 2005-2007, he was a doctoral student in History at Duke University.
Career
Spencer has an assistant editor at The American Conservative magazine and Editor of Taki's Magazine (takimag.com). In 2010, he founded , a webzine that he edited until 2012. Spencer has been published at Right Now!, The American Conservative, VDARE.com, The Occidental Observer, and other publications.
In 2012, he founded Radix Journal as biannual publication of Washington Summit Publishers. Contributors included Kevin MacDonald, Alex Kurtagic, Samuel T. Francis, Andy Nowicki, Derek Turner, and others. He also hosts a weekly podcast, Vanguard Radio (a successor to ).
Spencer has been a guest speaker at Hans-Hermann Hoppe's Property and Freedom Society (2010), The Traditional Britain Group (2012) American Renaissance (2013), and the HL Mencken Club.
Views
The Anti-Defamation League reports,
Spencer has become a leader in white supremacist circles that envision a 'new' right that will openly embrace 'white racial consciousness'. . . . Although Spencer began his career The American Conservative, he has since rejected conservatism. He believes that conservatives can’t or won’t represent explicitly white interests. In 2013, Spencer spoke at the American Renaissance conference and advocated that nationalists reject immigration and focus on the long-term goal of establishing a "White ethno-state in the North American continent.
Controversies
Spencer has been criticized for views that have been termed "White Supremacist" and for his associations with some in the .
The Anti-Defemation League has labeled Spencer "a symbol of a new generation of intellectual white supremacists."<r>
In May of 2013, Yahoo! News reported that Jason Richwine, then a scholar at and co-author of a controversial study on the costs of amnesty, had published an article<r> and blog<r> at AlternativeRight.com in 2010. The Rachel Maddow Show publicized these findings in a segment of the program on May 9, 2013.<, "Maddow Rips Conservative Think Tank For Immigration Study Co-Author Who Claimed Latinos Have Lower IQs" (retrieved July 23rd, 2013).</ref>
References
- <, "Radix Journal," (retrieved July 23rd, 2013).
- <, "Richard Spencer: A Symbol fo the New White Supremacy," (retrieved July 23rd, 2013)