Jared Taylor

Jared Taylor
Jared Taylor, 2008
Born Samuel Jared Taylor
(1951-09-15) September 15, 1951
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Residence Oakton, Virginia, U.S.
Education Yale University (B.A.)
Paris Institute of Political Studies (M.A.)
Occupation Editor of American Renaissance
Spouse(s) Evelyn Rich[1]
Children 2 daughters
Website American Renaissance

Samuel Jared Taylor (born September 15, 1951) is a Japanese-born American white supremacist.[2] He is the founder and editor of American Renaissance, a white supremacist online magazine. Taylor is also an author and the president of American Renaissance's parent organization, New Century Foundation, through which many of his books have been published. He is a former member of the advisory board of The Occidental Quarterly and a former director of the National Policy Institute, a Virginia-based white nationalist think tank.[3] He is also a board member and spokesperson of the Council of Conservative Citizens.[4][5]

Taylor, like many of the organizations he is associated with, is often described as promoting racist ideologies by, among others, civil rights groups, news media, and academics studying racism in the U.S.[6][7][8][9]

Early life and education

Taylor was born on September 15, 1951, to Christian missionary parents in Kobe, Japan. He lived in Japan until he was 16 years old and attended Japanese public school up to the age of 12, becoming fluent in Japanese in the process.[10]

He graduated from Yale University in 1973 with a BA in philosophy.[11] He received an MA in international economics at the Paris Institute of Political Studies in 1978.

Career

Taylor worked as an international lending officer for the Manufacturers Hanover Corporation from 1978 to 1981, and as West Coast editor of PC Magazine from 1983 to 1988.[9] He also worked in West Africa, and has traveled the area extensively.[10] Taylor is fluent in French, Japanese and English.[12][13] He also worked as a courtroom interpreter.[11]

In 1983 he authored the book Shadows of the Rising Sun: A Critical View of the Japanese Miracle, in which he wrote that Japan was not an appropriate economic or social model for the United States, and criticized the Japanese for excessive preoccupation with their own uniqueness.[14]

In 1990 he founded and published the first issue of American Renaissance,[15] a white supremacist newsletter and website.[16][17][18][19] In 1994 he created the New Century Foundation to help with the running of American Renaissance.[15]

Taylor wrote Paved With Good Intentions (Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1993), a book on race-relations in the United States. In 1994, he was called by the defense team in a Fort Worth, Texas black-on-black murder trial, to give expert testimony on the race-related aspects of the case.[20] Prior to testifying in the trial he called young black men "the most dangerous people in America" and added "This must be taken into consideration in judging whether or not it was realistic for [the defendant] to think this was a kill-or-be-killed situation."[21]

Views

Taylor has been described as a white nationalist,[22] white supremacist, and racist by civil rights groups, news media, academics studying racism in the US, and others.[23][6][7][8][24][25] Taylor has "strenuously rejected"[10] being called a racist, and maintains that he is instead a "racialist who believes in race-realism."[26][27] He has also said he is not a white supremacist, describing himself as a "white advocate",[28] and contends that his views on nationality and race are "moderate, commonsensical, and fully consistent with the views of most of the great statesmen and presidents of America's past".[10]

Taylor has often been described in media reports as associated with the alt-right.[29][30]

Race

Taylor is a proponent of scientific racism and voluntary racial segregation.[8][31][32][33] Taylor also asserts that there are racial differences in intelligence among the various ethno-racial groups across the world.[34] Taylor argues that Blacks are generally less intelligent than Hispanics, while Hispanics are generally less intelligent than whites, and whites are generally less intelligent than East Asians: "I think Asians are objectively superior to Whites by just about any measure that you can come up with in terms of what are the ingredients for a successful society. This doesn't mean that I want America to become Asian. I think every people has a right to be itself, and this becomes clear whether we're talking about Irian Jaya or Tibet, for that matter".[35][36][34]

Taylor describes himself as an advocate for white interests.[37] He states that his journal, American Renaissance, was founded to provide such a voice for white interests, and argues that its work is analogous to other interest groups that advocate for ethnic or racial groups.[38] Writing in that journal in 2005, he stated, "Blacks and whites are different. When blacks are left entirely to their own devices, Western civilization — any kind of civilization — disappears."[39]

Taylor supports immigration policies that would favor white immigrants over other groups. Taylor is noted as saying, "Whites deserve a homeland," and when questioned about the US immigration laws passed in 1965, under the Hart-Celler Act, said that "Whites are making a terrible mistake by setting in motion forces that will reduce them to a minority."[40]

Judaism and anti-Semitism

Kathleen R. Arnold a professor from the Political Science department at DePaul University states, "unlike many other white supremacists, Taylor is not anti-Semitic, and in fact encourages Jews to join his fight...however many within the white supremacist/anti-immigration movement disagree with Taylor..... and he has been under tremendous pressure to break ties with the Jewish community."[41] The Southern Poverty Law Center notes that Taylor is unusual among the radical right in "his lack of anti-Semitism."[42] The Jewish Daily Forward reported that Taylor "has been trying to de-Nazify the movement and draw the white nationalist circle wider to include Jews of European descent. But to many on the far right, taking the Jew-hatred out of white nationalism is like taking the Christ out of Christmas — a sacrilege."[43]

Donald Trump

Taylor supported Donald Trump's presidential campaign, and recorded robocalls to support Trump before the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary.[44][45]

Taylor described Trump's inauguration as "a sign of rising white consciousness".[46] In a May 2017 CNN interview with Sara Sidner, Taylor said that he supported Trump's election as president "because the effects of his policy would be to reduce the dispossession of whites, that is, to slow the process whereby whites become the minority in the United-States."[47]

A spokesperson told CNN that the candidate "disavows all super PACs offering their support and continues to do so."[48] when asked about the robocalls in an interview with CNN, Trump responded "I would disavow that, but I will tell you people are extremely angry." [49]

White genocide

Taylor supports the white genocide conspiracy theory,[50] and has hosted the Suidlanders on his AmRen podcast to discuss the topic,[51] whilst encouraging donations to the South African organisation.[52] He has been known to recommend Jean Raspail's The Camp of the Saints to his followers.[53]

Reception

The Southern Poverty Law Center describes Taylor as "a courtly presenter of ideas that most would describe as crudely white supremacist—a kind of modern-day version of the refined but racist colonialist of old."[42]

Mark Potok and Heidi Beirich, writers in the Intelligence Report (a publication of the Southern Poverty Law Center), have written that "Jared Taylor is the cultivated, cosmopolitan face of white supremacy. He is the guy who is providing the intellectual heft, in effect, to modern-day Klansmen." They have also stated that "American Renaissance has become increasingly important over the years, bringing a measure of intellectualism and seriousness to the typically thug-dominated world of white supremacy".[54]

A 2005 feature in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described Taylor as "a racist in the guise of expert".[6]

His online magazine, American Renaissance, has been described as a white supremacist publication and a "forum for writers disparaging the abilities of minorities".[55]

On December 18, 2017, his account (as well as the account for American Renaissance) was suspended by Twitter, as part of Twitter's new rules prohibiting accounts affiliated with the promotion of violence.[56] In February 2018, Taylor filed a lawsuit against Twitter on free speech grounds. Taylor and American Renaissance are represented by Marc Randazza, who has previously represented Andrew Anglin, publisher of the neo-Nazi Daily Stormer website.[57][58]

References

  1. ↑ Rich, Evelyn (May 4, 2016). "Setting the Record Straight: Longtime Partner of Jared Taylor Addresses White Nationalist Criticism". Southern Poverty Law Center.
  2. ↑
    • Elizabeth Bryant Morgenstern, "White Supremacist Groups" in Anti-Immigration in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia, Vol. 1 (ed. Kathleen R. Arnold: Greenwood/ABC-CLIO, 2011), p. 508: "Jared Taylor is the editor of the American Renaissance magazine, a publication that espouses the superiority of whites. ... Unlike many other white supremacists, Taylor is not anti-Semitic..."
    • Michael Newton, White Robes and Burning Crosses: A History of the Ku Klux Klan from 1866 (McFarland, 2014), p. 216: "Virginia white supremacist Jared Taylor"
    • Jonathan Mahler, Donald Trump's Message Resonates With White Supremacists, New York Times (March 1, 2016), p. A15: "Jared Taylor, long one of the country's most prominent white supremacists."
    • Daniel Kreiss and Kelsey Mason, Here’s what white supremacy looks and sounds like now, Washington Post (August 17, 2017): "the influential white supremacist Jared Taylor argues:"
  3. ↑ Doty, Roxanne Lynn (2009). The Law Into Their Own Hands: Immigration and the Politics of Exceptionalism. University of Arizona Press. p. 61. ISBN 0816527717.
  4. ↑ "Inside the White Supremacist Group that Influenced Charleston Shooting Suspect". TIME.
  5. ↑ Devine, Curt; Griffin, Drew; Bronstein, Scott (24 June 2015). "White supremacist group stands by racist ideology". CNN Investigations. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Jared Taylor, a Racist in the Guise of 'Expert'". Dennis Roddy. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 23, 2005.
  7. 1 2 American Renaissance Southern Poverty Law Center
  8. 1 2 3 Robert W. Sussman (6 October 2014). The Myth of Race: The Troubling Persistence of an Unscientific Idea. Harvard University Press. p. 316. ISBN 978-0-674-41731-1.
  9. 1 2 Atkins 2011, pp. 59–60
  10. 1 2 3 4 Swain & Nieli 2003, p. 87
  11. 1 2 "Jared Taylor/American Renaissance". Anti-Defamation League. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved 2017-07-04.
  12. ↑ Debryshire, John (December 23, 2010). "Noble Lies Are for Children: A Q&A With Jared Taylor". Taki's Magazine.
  13. ↑ American Renaissance (21 October 2014). "TV Libertés Interviews Jared Taylor about Banned Budapest Conference" – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ "Shadows of the Rising Sun: A Critical View of the Japanese Miracle". Kirkus Reviews.
  15. 1 2 Leonard Zeskind (May 12, 2009). Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 370. ISBN 978-1-4299-5933-9. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  16. ↑ Peter Holley (2016-01-12). "Hear a white nationalist's robocall urging Iowa voters to back Trump". Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  17. ↑ Claire Groden (2016-01-12). "White Supremacist Group Makes Pro-Trump Robocalls". Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  18. ↑ "Jared Taylor/American Renaissance". Extremism in America. Anti-Defemation League. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Racist Writers Are Right to Feel Threatened". The Atlantic Wire. The Atlantic. April 11, 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  20. ↑ "Business - `Urban Survival Syndrome' Gets Blame In Slayings -- Is Defense Realistic, Or Does It Reinforce A Racial Stereotype? - Seattle Times Newspaper". community.seattletimes.nwsource.com.
  21. ↑ Montgomery, Lori; Montgomery, Lori (26 October 1994). "'URBAN SURVIVAL' RULES AT ISSUE IN TRIAL" – via washingtonpost.com.
  22. ↑
    • Leonard Zeskind, Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream (Farrar, Straud and Giroux, 2009), p. 370 & 427: "Taylor began his public foray into the white nationalist arena with a newsletter he edited called American Renaissance... Taylor, by eschewing conspiracy mongering and what they called 'paramilitary infantilism,' gave white nationalism greater potential access to the conservative mainstream."
    • Roxanne Lynn Doty, The Law Into Their Own Hands: Immigration and the Politics of Exceptionalism (University of Arizona Press, 2009), p. 61: "One of the more prominent members of the new white nationalism is Jared Taylor, editor of American Renaissance."
    • Carol M. Swain, The New White Nationalism in America: Its Challenge to Integration (Cambridge University Press, 2002), p. 121: "White nationalist Jared Taylor had this to say..."
    • Eric J. Sundquist, King's Dream (Yale University Press, 2009), p. 79: "the white nationalist Jared Taylor"
  23. ↑ "'Alt-right' groups will 'revolt' if Trump shuns white supremacy, leaders say". The Guardian. 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  24. ↑ Peter Holley (2016-01-12). "Hear a white nationalist's robocall urging Iowa voters to back Trump". Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  25. ↑ Martin Gelin (2014-11-13). "White Flight". Slate.com. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  26. ↑ Atkins 2011, p. 59
  27. ↑ Cullison, Alan. "Far-Right Flocks to Russia to Berate the West". The Wall Street Journal.
  28. ↑ Stephen E Atkins (13 September 2011). Encyclopedia of Right-Wing Extremism In Modern American History. ABC-CLIO. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-59884-351-4. Taylor is the editor of the white supremacist journal American Renaissance. Taylor claims not to be a white supremacist ... Remarks by Taylor indicate his racist stance
  29. ↑ "'Alt-right' movement makes mark on US presidential election". Financial Times. August 28, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Alt-right exuberant after Trump victory". Yahoo News. November 12, 2016.
  31. ↑ Wilson, Jason (26 August 2016). "'The races are not equal': meet the alt-right leader in Clinton's campaign ad". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  32. ↑ "What This White Separatist Expects From the Trump Administration". WNYC. On the Media. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  33. ↑ "Jared Taylor: Academic Racist". adl.org. The Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  34. 1 2 Sussman, Robert (October 14, 2014). "America's virulent racists: The sick ideas and perverted "science" of the American Renaissance Foundation". Salon.
  35. ↑ Swain & Nieli 2003, p. 102
  36. ↑ "Jared Taylor - American Renaissance" (PDF). Anti-Defamation League. 2013.
  37. ↑ Swain & Nieli 2003, pp. 87–88.
  38. ↑ Swain & Nieli 2003, p. 88.
  39. ↑ "Jared Taylor". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  40. ↑ Jared Taylor, in an interview with ABC News' Amna Nawaz, on 26 March 2017; Jared Taylor, ABC Interview 2017.
  41. ↑ Kathleen R. Arnold (2011). Anti-immigration in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 508. ISBN 978-0-313-37521-7.
  42. 1 2 "Profile of Jared Taylor". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  43. ↑ Tilove, Jonathan. "White Nationalist Conference Ponders Whether Jews and Nazis Can Get Along". The Forward. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  44. ↑ "White Nationalists Continue to Support Trump Through Robocalls".
  45. ↑ Reinhard, Beth. "White Nationalists See Advancement Through Donald Trump's Candidacy". Wall Street Journal.
  46. ↑ Nelson, Eliot (31 Jan 2017). "The KKK And Their Friends Are Overjoyed With President Trump's First 10 Days". Huffington Post. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  47. ↑ American Renaissance (15 May 2017). "CNN Interviews Jared Taylor on White Identity" – via YouTube.
  48. ↑ Bronstein, Scott; Griffin, Drew (2016-02-05). "Trump's unwelcome support: White supremacists". CNN. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  49. ↑ Rappeport, Alan (14 January 2016). "Donald Trump Disavows Actions by White Nationalist Promoting His Bid". New York Times. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  50. ↑ "The creeping spectre of "white genocide"". The Outline (website). May 9, 2017.
  51. ↑ "White genocide: How the big lie spread to the US and beyond". Mail & Guardian. March 23, 2018.
  52. ↑ "Far-right activists are teaming up with white supremacists to exploit South African politics". Media Matters. March 6, 2018.
  53. ↑ "The Notorious Book that Ties the Right to the Far Right". The New Republic. February 2, 2018.
  54. ↑ Mark Potok; Heidi Beirich (Summer 2006). "Schism Threatens White Nationalist Group". Intelligence Report. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  55. ↑ Atkins 2011, p. 60
  56. ↑ Timberg, Craig; Tsukayama, Hayley (December 18, 2017). "'Twitter purge' suspends account of far-right leader who was retweeted by Trump". Washington Post.
  57. ↑ "White nationalist Jared Taylor sues Twitter over account suspension". CNET. 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
  58. ↑ "A white supremacist is suing Twitter for allegedly violating his right to free speech". The Independent. 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2018-02-27.

Notes

  • Swain, Carol M.; Nieli, Russell, eds. (2003), Contemporary Voices of White Nationalism in America, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-81673-4
  • Atkins, Stephen E. (2011), Encyclopedia of Right-Wing Extremism In Modern American History, ABC-CLIO, pp. 59–61, ISBN 9781598843514, retrieved July 13, 2016
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