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'''Richard Bertrand Spencer''' (born May 11, 1978) is an American. He is president of the ], a ] think-tank, and ], an independent publishing firm. Spencer has stated that he rejects the description of white supremacist, and describes himself as an ]. '''Richard Bertrand Spencer''' (born May 11, 1978) is an American. He is president of the ], a think-tank, and ], an independent publishing firm. Spencer has stated that he rejects the description of white nationalist, and describes himself as an ].


==Early life== ==Early life==
Richard Spencer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Dallas, Texas.<ref name="motherjonesmeetthedapper">{{cite news|last1=Harkinson|first1=Josh|title=MEET THE DAPPER WHITE NATIONALIST WHO WINS EVEN IF TRUMP LOSES|url=http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/richard-spencer-trump-alt-right-white-nationalist|accessdate=November 5, 2016|work=Mother Jones|date=October 27, 2016}}</ref> His father is an ophtalmologist while his mother erected a building in Whitefish, Montana.<ref name="motherjonesmeetthedapper"/> Richard Spencer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Dallas, Texas. His father is an ophtalmologist while his mother erected a building in Whitefish, Montana.<ref name="motherjonesmeetthedapper"/>


Spencer graduated from ].<ref name="motherjonesmeetthedapper"/> In 2001, he received a B.A. from the ] and, in 2003, an M.A. from the ].<ref name="motherjonesmeetthedapper"/> He was later a doctoral student at ],<ref name="motherjonesmeetthedapper"/> before leaving to pursue a career in journalism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npiamerica.org/whoarewe/|title=Who We Are: NPI's Leadership|accessdate=2016-08-29|publisher=National Policy Institute}}</ref> Spencer graduated from ].<ref name="motherjonesmeetthedapper"/> In 2001, he received a B.A. from the ] and, in 2003, an M.A. from the ].<ref name="motherjonesmeetthedapper"/> He was later a doctoral student at ],<ref name="motherjonesmeetthedapper"/> before leaving to pursue a career in journalism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npiamerica.org/whoarewe/|title=Who We Are: NPI's Leadership|accessdate=2016-08-29|publisher=National Policy Institute}}</ref>
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The ] cited him in 2013 as "a leader in white supremacist circles", and says that since his time at ''The American Conservative'', he has rejected conservatism, because according to Spencer, its adherents "can't or won't represent explicitly white interests".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.adl.org/extremism/richard-spencer-a-symbol-of-the-new-white-supremacy|title=Richard Spencer: A Symbol of the New White Supremacy|publisher=Anti-Defamation League |accessdate= July 23, 2013}}</ref> In a 2016 interview for '']'', Spencer said that he rejected white supremacy and slavery of nonwhites, preferring to establish a white ].<ref>{{Cite journal|title=The Billionaire and the Bigots: How Donald Trump's Campaign Brought White Nationalists Out of the Shadows|first=Alex|last=Altman|journal=Time|date=April 14, 2016|url=http://time.com/4293564/the-billionaire-and-the-bigots/|subscription=yes|accessdate=May 30, 2016}}</ref> The ] cited him in 2013 as "a leader in white supremacist circles", and says that since his time at ''The American Conservative'', he has rejected conservatism, because according to Spencer, its adherents "can't or won't represent explicitly white interests".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.adl.org/extremism/richard-spencer-a-symbol-of-the-new-white-supremacy|title=Richard Spencer: A Symbol of the New White Supremacy|publisher=Anti-Defamation League |accessdate= July 23, 2013}}</ref> In a 2016 interview for '']'', Spencer said that he rejected white supremacy and slavery of nonwhites.


Greg Johnson, then-editor of '']'', stressed how Spencer's concept of the "Alternative Right" was to collect a variety of perspectives that are outside the purview of the ]:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toqonline.com/blog/richard-spencer-launches-alternative-right/|work = The Occidental Quarterly|title=Richard Spencer Launches Alternative Right|author=Johnson, Greg|date=March 2, 2010|accessdate=May 27, 2011}}</ref> Greg Johnson, then-editor of '']'', stressed how Spencer's concept of the "Alternative Right" was to collect a variety of perspectives that are outside the purview of the ]:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toqonline.com/blog/richard-spencer-launches-alternative-right/|work = The Occidental Quarterly|title=Richard Spencer Launches Alternative Right|author=Johnson, Greg|date=March 2, 2010|accessdate=May 27, 2011}}</ref>


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According to a 2010 article by Alex Knepper on ], Spencer is an admirer of ].<ref name="knepper">{{cite web|url=http://www.frumforum.com/richard-spencers-nordic-supermen/|title=Richard Spencer’s Nordic Supermen|last=Knepper|first=Alex|work=FrumForum.com}}</ref> According to a 2010 article by Alex Knepper on ], Spencer is an admirer of ].<ref name="knepper">{{cite web|url=http://www.frumforum.com/richard-spencers-nordic-supermen/|title=Richard Spencer’s Nordic Supermen|last=Knepper|first=Alex|work=FrumForum.com}}</ref>
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Not to be confused with Robert Spencer (author).
Richard Bertrand Spencer
Born (1978-05-11) May 11, 1978 (age 46)
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
EducationSt. Mark's School of Texas
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
Occupation(s)Author, publisher
Known forPresident of the National Policy Institute

Richard Bertrand Spencer (born May 11, 1978) is an American. He is president of the National Policy Institute, a think-tank, and Washington Summit Publishers, an independent publishing firm. Spencer has stated that he rejects the description of white nationalist, and describes himself as an identitarian.

Early life

Richard Spencer was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Dallas, Texas. His father is an ophtalmologist while his mother erected a building in Whitefish, Montana.

Spencer graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas. In 2001, he received a B.A. from the University of Virginia and, in 2003, an M.A. from the University of Chicago. He was later a doctoral student at Duke University, before leaving to pursue a career in journalism.

Career

Spencer became an assistant editor at The American Conservative magazine in 2007; subsequently he was the executive editor of Taki's Magazine. In 2010, he founded Alternative Right, a website that he edited until 2012. Spencer has been published at Right Now!, American Renaissance, VDARE, The Occidental Observer, and others.

In 2012, Spencer founded Radix Journal as a biannual publication of Washington Summit Publishers. Contributors have included Kevin B. MacDonald, Alex Kurtagic, Samuel T. Francis, and Derek Turner. He also hosts a weekly podcast, Vanguard Radio (a successor to AltRight Radio).

Groups and events Spencer has spoken to include the Property and Freedom Society, National Policy Institute, and the HL Mencken Club.

Views

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Spencer advocates for a white homeland for a "dispossessed white race" and calls for "peaceful ethnic cleansing" to halt the "deconstruction" of European culture.

The Anti-Defamation League cited him in 2013 as "a leader in white supremacist circles", and says that since his time at The American Conservative, he has rejected conservatism, because according to Spencer, its adherents "can't or won't represent explicitly white interests". In a 2016 interview for Time, Spencer said that he rejected white supremacy and slavery of nonwhites.

Greg Johnson, then-editor of The Occidental Quarterly, stressed how Spencer's concept of the "Alternative Right" was to collect a variety of perspectives that are outside the purview of the American Conservative movement:

will attract the brightest 'young' conservatives and libertarians and expose them to far broader intellectual horizons, including race realism, the European New Right, the Conservative Revolution, Traditionalism, neo-paganism, agrarianism, Third Positionism, anti-feminism, and right-wing anti-capitalists, ecologists, bioregionalists, and small-is-beautiful types.

According to a 2010 article by Alex Knepper on FrumForum.com, Spencer is an admirer of Friedrich Nietzsche.

Personal life

Spencer resides in Whitefish, Montana.

See also

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference motherjonesmeetthedapper was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. "Who We Are: NPI's Leadership". National Policy Institute. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  3. ^ "Richard Bertrand Spencer". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  4. "Radix Journal". Washington Summit Publishers. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  5. Sean Gabb (June 15, 2010). "PFS 2010 - Richard Spencer, The "Alternative Right" in America". Vimeo.
  6. Spencer, Richard (April 30, 2013). "Facing the Future as a Minority". National Policy Institute.
  7. "RICHARD SPENCER KICKS OFF THE FOURTH ANNUAL HLMC MEETING". The Mencken Club.
  8. Kirchick, James (2014-10-18). "A Racist's Crazy Ski Resort Smackdown". The Daily Beast. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  9. Scott, Tristan (November 26, 2014). "Who is Richard Spencer?". Flathead Beacon. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  10. "Richard Spencer: A Symbol of the New White Supremacy". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved July 23, 2013.
  11. Johnson, Greg (March 2, 2010). "Richard Spencer Launches Alternative Right". The Occidental Quarterly. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  12. Knepper, Alex. "Richard Spencer's Nordic Supermen". FrumForum.com.

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