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| Reports from '']'',<ref name=NYT2011>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/26/us/politics/ron-paul-disowns-extremists-views-but-doesnt-disavow-the-support.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& racist</ref> '']'',<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/ron-paul-and-the-racist-newsletters-fact-checker-biography/2011/12/21/gIQAKNiwBP_blog.html</ref> and '']''<ref>http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2008/01/the_rockwell_files</ref> said Rockwell oversaw the production of racially charged newsletters written on behalf of Congressman Ron Paul. The newsletters regularly featured derogatory remarks about minority groups. For example, African Americans were described by the newsletters as "animals,"<ref>http://reason.com/blog/2011/12/22/ron-paul-newsletters-not-going-away-but</ref> 95% of whom are (asserts the newsletters) criminals; <ref name=USAToday2011>http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2011-12-21/ron-paul-racist-newsletters/52147878/1</ref> homosexuals suffering from HIV were said to "enjoy the pity and attention that comes with being sick," with AIDS itself (and death and suffering generally) characterized as a predictable outcome of homosexual conduct.<ref>http://www.newrepublic.com/article/politics/angry-white-man#</ref> Research conducted by ] magazine found that "a half-dozen longtime libertarian activists—including some still close to Paul" had identified Rockwell as the "chief ghostwriter" of the inflammatory newsletters.<ref>http://reason.com/archives/2008/01/16/who-wrote-ron-pauls-newsletter</ref> Rockwell has acknowledged <ref>http://www.newrepublic.com/blog/the-plank/who-wrote-ron-pauls-newsletters</ref> his involvement in promoting and writing subscription letters for the Ron Paul newsletters but denied the charge of ghostwriting the newsletters themselves, and has called the accusations "hysterical smears aimed at political enemies."<ref>http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/018420.html</ref> |
Reports from '']'',<ref name=NYT2011>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/26/us/politics/ron-paul-disowns-extremists-views-but-doesnt-disavow-the-support.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& racist</ref> '']'',<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/ron-paul-and-the-racist-newsletters-fact-checker-biography/2011/12/21/gIQAKNiwBP_blog.html</ref> and '']''<ref>http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2008/01/the_rockwell_files</ref> said Rockwell oversaw the production of racially charged "Ron Paul Political Report" newsletters written on behalf of Congressman Ron Paul. The newsletters regularly featured derogatory remarks about minority groups. For example, African Americans were described by the newsletters as "animals,"<ref>http://reason.com/blog/2011/12/22/ron-paul-newsletters-not-going-away-but</ref> 95% of whom are (asserts the newsletters) criminals; <ref name=USAToday2011>http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2011-12-21/ron-paul-racist-newsletters/52147878/1</ref> homosexuals suffering from HIV were said to "enjoy the pity and attention that comes with being sick," with AIDS itself (and death and suffering generally) characterized as a predictable outcome of homosexual conduct.<ref>http://www.newrepublic.com/article/politics/angry-white-man#</ref> Research conducted by ] magazine found that "a half-dozen longtime libertarian activists—including some still close to Paul" had identified Rockwell as the "chief ghostwriter" of the inflammatory newsletters.<ref>http://reason.com/archives/2008/01/16/who-wrote-ron-pauls-newsletter</ref> Rockwell has acknowledged <ref>http://www.newrepublic.com/blog/the-plank/who-wrote-ron-pauls-newsletters</ref> his involvement in promoting and writing subscription letters for the Ron Paul newsletters but denied the charge of ghostwriting the newsletters themselves, and has called the accusations "hysterical smears aimed at political enemies."<ref>http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/018420.html</ref> | ||
| Ron Paul himself has repudiated the newsletters' content and stated he was not involved in the daily operations of the newsletters and never saw much of its conduct until years later.<ref name=NYT2011/> However, Renae Hathway, a former secretary of the company which produced the newsletters and a supporter of Ron Paul's 2012 presidential run, contradicted Paul's account. Speaking to ], Hathway said that Ron Paul "always got to see the final" pre-publication copy of the newsletter, and that "he would proof it."<ref>http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-01-27/politics/35438143_1_controversial-newsletters-ron-paul-survival-report-jesse-benton</ref> | Ron Paul himself has repudiated the newsletters' content and stated he was not involved in the daily operations of the newsletters and never saw much of its conduct until years later.<ref name=NYT2011/> However, Renae Hathway, a former secretary of the company which produced the newsletters and a supporter of Ron Paul's 2012 presidential run, contradicted Paul's account. Speaking to ], Hathway said that Ron Paul "always got to see the final" pre-publication copy of the newsletter, and that "he would proof it."<ref>http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-01-27/politics/35438143_1_controversial-newsletters-ron-paul-survival-report-jesse-benton</ref> | ||
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Llewellyn Harrison "Lew" Rockwell, Jr. (born July 1, 1944) is an American libertarian author and editor, self-professed anarcho-capitalist , a proponent of the Austrian School of economics, and founder and chairman of the Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Life and work
Rockwell was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1944. His father was a "Taft Republican", and Rockwell was exposed at a young age to military non-interventionism. He was introduced to the laissez faire thought of the French Liberal and Austrian schools of economics when he received Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson as a gift from a family friend on his twelfth birthday. Later in his youth, Rockwell became disaffected with mainstream conservatism.
Early career in publishing
After college, Rockwell worked at Arlington House publishers as an editor of books by authors including Bill Rickenbacker, Harry Browne, and George Roche. There, he became acquainted with the works of Ludwig von Mises.
In the mid-1970s Rockwell worked at Hillsdale College. George Roche had become president of the college in 1971. Rockwell worked in fundraising and public relations. He started the Hillsdale College Press, and founded the school's monthly publication, Imprimis which were praised by Gary North for being "the most financially successful newsletter in history, raising several hundred million dollars for Hillsdale."
Rockwell met Murray Rothbard in 1975 while working for Hillsdale. Rockwell credits Rothbard with convincing him to reject statism completely, saying "I cannot remember the day that I finally came around to the position that the state is unnecessary and destructive by its nature – that it cannot improve on, and indeed only destroys, the social and economic system that grows out of property rights, exchange, and natural social authority – but I do know that it was Rothbard who finally convinced me to take this last step."
Working for Ron Paul
Main article: Ron PaulRockwell served as Ron Paul's congressional chief of staff from 1978 to 1982. He has maintained a working relationship with Paul over the years, as a contributing editor to "The Ron Paul Investment Letter"; as a consultant to Paul's 1988 Libertarian Party campaign for President of the United States; and as vice-chair of the exploratory committee for Paul's run for the 1992 Republican Party nomination for president.
Ludwig von Mises Institute
Ludwig von Mises Institute
In 1982, Rockwell founded the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama and was its president until the summer of 2009, when he transitioned to the position of Chairman of the Board. He also is Vice President of the Center for Libertarian Studies in Burlingame, California and publisher of the political weblog LewRockwell.com. Rockwell was closely associated with his teacher and colleague Murray Rothbard until Rothbard's death in 1995. Rockwell's political ideology, like Rothbard's in his later years, combines a form of anarcho-capitalism with cultural conservatism and the Austrian School of economics. He also advocates federalist concepts as a means of promoting freedom from central government, and also advocates secession for the same political decentralist reasons. Rockwell has called environmentalism "n ideology as pitiless and Messianic as Marxism."
The Mises Institute published Rockwell's Speaking of Liberty, an anthology of editorials which were originally published on his website, along with transcripts from some of his speaking engagements. Rockwell and the Ludwig von Mises Institute together publish the Journal of Libertarian Studies.
Paleolibertarianism
Main article: PaleolibertarianismIn 1985, Rockwell was named a contributing editor to Conservative Digest. During the 1990s Rothbard, Rockwell and others described their views as paleolibertarian to emphasize their commitment to cultural conservatism, even as they continued to hold hardcore anti-state beliefs. Rockwell no longer uses the term to describe his ideas, including because others confused them with paleoconservatism which they rejected.
LewRockwell.com
Main article: LewRockwell.comRockwell's website features a selection of articles, including positions opposing war and imperialism along with support for Austrian economics.. The site also carries essays which argue against the participation of the United States in the Second World War, speculation about an end of the United States as a cohesive union, and assertions the Western world is threatened by an intersection of fascism and socialism as politicians and states centralize their power. These writings are sometimes controversial and have brought harsh criticism from some on the political right. The website also provides podcasts featuring Rockwell's interviews of various scholars and writers, including many affiliated with the Mises Institute. He also hosts a blog for himself and other contributors at LewRockwell.com/blog.
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Reports from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Economist said Rockwell oversaw the production of racially charged "Ron Paul Political Report" newsletters written on behalf of Congressman Ron Paul. The newsletters regularly featured derogatory remarks about minority groups. For example, African Americans were described by the newsletters as "animals," 95% of whom are (asserts the newsletters) criminals; homosexuals suffering from HIV were said to "enjoy the pity and attention that comes with being sick," with AIDS itself (and death and suffering generally) characterized as a predictable outcome of homosexual conduct. Research conducted by Reason magazine found that "a half-dozen longtime libertarian activists—including some still close to Paul" had identified Rockwell as the "chief ghostwriter" of the inflammatory newsletters. Rockwell has acknowledged his involvement in promoting and writing subscription letters for the Ron Paul newsletters but denied the charge of ghostwriting the newsletters themselves, and has called the accusations "hysterical smears aimed at political enemies."
Ron Paul himself has repudiated the newsletters' content and stated he was not involved in the daily operations of the newsletters and never saw much of its conduct until years later. However, Renae Hathway, a former secretary of the company which produced the newsletters and a supporter of Ron Paul's 2012 presidential run, contradicted Paul's account. Speaking to the Washington Post, Hathway said that Ron Paul "always got to see the final" pre-publication copy of the newsletter, and that "he would proof it."
Books
Author
- Speaking of Liberty (2003; online e-book) ISBN 0-945466-38-2
- The Left, The Right, and The State (2008; online e-book) ISBN 978-1-933550-20-6
Editor
- Man, Economy, and Liberty: Essays in Honor of Murray N. Rothbard (with Walter Block) (1986; online e-book) ISBN 99911-786-2-7
- The Free Market Reader (1988; online e-book)ISBN 0-945466-02-1
- The Economics of Liberty (1990; online e-book) ISBN 0-945466-08-0
- The Gold Standard: Perspectives in the Austrian School (1992; online e-book), ISBN 0-945466-11-0
- Murray N. Rothbard: In Memoriam (1995; online e-book) ISBN 0-945466-19-6
- The Irrepressible Rothbard (2000; online e-book – Rockwell's introduction) ISBN 1-883959-02-0
Notes
- About LewRockwell.com http://www.lewrockwell.com/about.html
- ^ Doherty, Brian. "Libertarianism and the Old Right.", Mises.org. 1999. Orig. published by SpintechMag.org. 12 May 1999.
- Michaelson, Mark G. "Remembering George Roche.", The American Spectator, 12 May 2006.
- North, Gary. "How Lew Rockwell Copied Leonard E. Read and Took Over the Libertarian Movement." GaryNorth.com. 26 May 2009.
- Berlau, John. Now playing right field – Rep. Ron Paul – Interview Insight on the News. 10 February 1997.
- Hayes, Christopher, The Nation, Ron Paul's Roots, 6 December 2007, retrieved 14 January 2008
- "The Ron Paul Investment Letter," Volume 3, Number 3, March 1987
- "Campaign staffs announced", LPNEWS, May/June 1987, 10
- Burton Blumert, "Ron Paul for President Exploratory Committee" fundraising letter, October 1, 1991.
- About the Mises Institute page at Ludwig von Mises Institute website.
- Rockwell, L. H., Jr. (1990). "An anti-environmentalist manifesto." From The Right, Quarterly II, 1(6), 1. (newsletter of Patrick J. Buchanan), p. 1; Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Rockwell's Anti-Environmentalist Manifesto, May 1, 2000 version published by Lewrockwell.com
- Berlet, Chip. The Write Stuff: U. S. Serial Print Culture from Conservatives out to Neonazis, Library Trends – Volume 56, Number 3, Winter 2008, pp. 570–600.
- Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. "The Case for Paleo-libertarianism" in Liberty magazine, January, 1990, 34–38.
- Johnsson, Kenny. "Do You Consider Yourself a Libertarian?". LewRockwell.com. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
- Do You Consider Yourself a Libertarian?, Kenny Johnsson interviews Lew Rockwell for The Liberal Post, as posted on LewRockwell.Com, May 25, 2007.
- Rogers, Mike. "Dying For the Emperor? No Way." LewRockwell.com. 12 October 2005.
- Gonella, Jason. "The Decline and Fall of the United States Empire." LewRockwell.com. 9 December 2004
- DiLorenzo, Thomas J. "Economic Fascism" LewRockwell.com. 23 November 2004.
- Laksin, Jacob. "The Right's Left Turn." FrontPageMag. 5 October 2005.
- Goldberg, Jonah. "Farewell, Lew Rockwell: The final word." National Review Online. 7 March 2001.
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/26/us/politics/ron-paul-disowns-extremists-views-but-doesnt-disavow-the-support.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1& racist
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/ron-paul-and-the-racist-newsletters-fact-checker-biography/2011/12/21/gIQAKNiwBP_blog.html
- http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2008/01/the_rockwell_files
- http://reason.com/blog/2011/12/22/ron-paul-newsletters-not-going-away-but
- http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/story/2011-12-21/ron-paul-racist-newsletters/52147878/1
- http://www.newrepublic.com/article/politics/angry-white-man#
- http://reason.com/archives/2008/01/16/who-wrote-ron-pauls-newsletter
- http://www.newrepublic.com/blog/the-plank/who-wrote-ron-pauls-newsletters
- http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/018420.html
- http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-01-27/politics/35438143_1_controversial-newsletters-ron-paul-survival-report-jesse-benton
External links
- LewRockwell.com
- LewRockwell.com/blog
- Rockwell Jr., Llewellyn H. (September 25, 2005). "My Speech at the Antiwar Rally". Mises Daily. Ludwig von Mises Institute. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- Rockwell Jr., Llewellyn H. (May 31, 2011). "The Tragedy of Immigration Enforcement". LewRockwell.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
- "My Visit to DC: An Interview with Lew Rockwell." Mises.org Podcast. 9 December 2005.
- Lew Rockwell's Articles: at LewRockwell.com, The Free Market & more here, and WorldNetDaily.
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