Occidental Quarterly
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The Occidental Quarterly is a journal
"devoted to the ethnic,
racial, and cultural heritage that forms the foundation of Western Civilization
". It aims to defend "the cultural, ethnic, and racial interests of Western European peoples" and examine "contemporary political, social, and demographic trends that impact the posterity
of Western Civilization".
The journal is published by the Charles Martel Society (not to be confused with France
's anti-Algerian Charles Martel Group
), named in honor of Charles Martel
, who halted a Muslim invasion of Europe at the Battle of Tours
in 732
.
The current editor of Occidental Quarterly is Kevin B. MacDonald
. Its publisher is William Regnery II
. Editorial advisory board members include Virginia Abernethy
, Richard Lynn
, James C. Russell
, Kevin B. MacDonald
, Wayne Lutton, and Brent Nelson. Jared Taylor
, of the American Renaissance
magazine, is a past member. Samuel T. Francis was an associate editor until his death.
They explicitly reject neoconservatism
and call for a "third school" to emerge from paleoconservatism
in the form of an ideology
of Western European identity politics
, and holds that the American
political order of freedom and liberty is under ethnic
and ideological threat. Its foreign policy positions, broadly, are anti-immigration
with the exception of those from other industrialized Western nations, and non-interventionism
, including the rejection of influence from Israel
and Mexico
on U.S. politics.
In response to a critical essay by The American Prospect
, Regnery defended the editorial board, stating: "Of the thirteen individuals on its editorial board, ten hold Ph.D.s and two others are editors of their own publications. All are respected writers in their own fields."
According to Newsweek magazine, in 2004 the publisher Regnery announced to the magazine's subscribers his plans for whites only dating Web site. Newsweek reported that Regnery was concerned about a declining numbers of whites in the population, and quoted him telling his subscribers that the dating site was important "since the survival of our race depends upon our people marrying, reproducing and parenting." Regnery defended the whites-only matchmaking idea, insisting that it is no different from sites run for Jewish singles, such as JDate
.
The main reference website (including full back-issues of the journal) for The Occidental Quarterly is located at The Occidental Quarterly Online. The Occidental Quarterly also runs a news-related website at The Occidental Observer, as well as a book publishing company at The Occidental Press.
Magazine
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"devoted to the ethnic,
racial, and cultural heritage that forms the foundation of Western Civilization
Western culture
Western culture, sometimes equated with Western civilization or European civilization, refers to cultures of European origin and is used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, religious beliefs, political systems, and specific artifacts and...
". It aims to defend "the cultural, ethnic, and racial interests of Western European peoples" and examine "contemporary political, social, and demographic trends that impact the posterity
of Western Civilization".
The journal is published by the Charles Martel Society (not to be confused with France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
's anti-Algerian Charles Martel Group
Charles Martel Group
The Charles Martel Group was a French far-right anti-Arab terrorist organization which operated in the 1970s and 1980s...
), named in honor of Charles Martel
Charles Martel
Charles Martel , also known as Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings and ruled de facto during an interregnum at the end of his life, using the title Duke and Prince of the Franks. In 739 he was offered the...
, who halted a Muslim invasion of Europe at the Battle of Tours
Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours , also called the Battle of Poitiers and in Battle of the Court of the Martyrs, was fought in an area between the cities of Poitiers and Tours, located in north-central France, near the village of Moussais-la-Bataille, about northeast of Poitiers...
in 732
732
Year 732 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 732 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Europe :* October 10 – Battle of Tours: Near...
.
The current editor of Occidental Quarterly is Kevin B. MacDonald
Kevin B. MacDonald
Kevin B. MacDonald is a professor of psychology at California State University, Long Beach, best known for his use of evolutionary psychology to inform his study of Judaism as being a "group evolutionary strategy."...
. Its publisher is William Regnery II
William Regnery II
William Regnery II founded the Charles Martel Society in 1991, which publishes a quarterly journal called The Occidental Quarterly. He is described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as "a prime mover and shaker in white nationalism" and "famously reclusive". In 2004 the Occidental Quarterly gave...
. Editorial advisory board members include Virginia Abernethy
Virginia Abernethy
Virginia Deane Abernethy is an American professor of psychiatry and anthropology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She received a B.A. from Wellesley College, an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University, and Ph.D. from Harvard University...
, Richard Lynn
Richard Lynn
Richard Lynn is a British Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Ulster who is known for his views on racial and ethnic differences. Lynn argues that there are hereditary differences in intelligence based on race and sex....
, James C. Russell
James C. Russell
James C. "Jim" Russell is a historical theologian, writer, political activist, and perennial candidate for political office. He was a computer programmer and network administrator for AT&T for 21 years in Westchester, New York.-Personal life:...
, Kevin B. MacDonald
Kevin B. MacDonald
Kevin B. MacDonald is a professor of psychology at California State University, Long Beach, best known for his use of evolutionary psychology to inform his study of Judaism as being a "group evolutionary strategy."...
, Wayne Lutton, and Brent Nelson. Jared Taylor
Jared Taylor
Samuel Jared Taylor of Oakton, Virginia, is an American journalist and an advocate of what he describes as "racial realism", a philosophy that views race as a biological reality and advocates the separateness of racial groups as the key of a well functioning society...
, of the American Renaissance
American Renaissance (magazine)
-Cancellation of 2010, 2011 conferences:In February 2010, following protests to hotel management of several hotels, which Jared Taylor claimed included some death threats, American Renaissance's biennial conference was canceled...
magazine, is a past member. Samuel T. Francis was an associate editor until his death.
They explicitly reject neoconservatism
Neoconservatism
Neoconservatism in the United States is a branch of American conservatism. Since 2001, neoconservatism has been associated with democracy promotion, that is with assisting movements for democracy, in some cases by economic sanctions or military action....
and call for a "third school" to emerge from paleoconservatism
Paleoconservatism
Paleoconservatism is a term for a conservative political philosophy found primarily in the United States stressing tradition, limited government, civil society, anti-colonialism, anti-corporatism and anti-federalism, along with religious, regional, national and Western identity. Chilton...
in the form of an ideology
Ideology
An ideology is a set of ideas that constitutes one's goals, expectations, and actions. An ideology can be thought of as a comprehensive vision, as a way of looking at things , as in common sense and several philosophical tendencies , or a set of ideas proposed by the dominant class of a society to...
of Western European identity politics
Identity politics
Identity politics are political arguments that focus upon the self interest and perspectives of self-identified social interest groups and ways in which people's politics may be shaped by aspects of their identity through race, class, religion, sexual orientation or traditional dominance...
, and holds that the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
political order of freedom and liberty is under ethnic
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
and ideological threat. Its foreign policy positions, broadly, are anti-immigration
Nativism (politics)
Nativism favors the interests of certain established inhabitants of an area or nation as compared to claims of newcomers or immigrants. It may also include the re-establishment or perpetuation of such individuals or their culture....
with the exception of those from other industrialized Western nations, and non-interventionism
Non-interventionism
Nonintervention or non-interventionism is a foreign policy which holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations, but still retain diplomacy, and avoid all wars not related to direct self-defense...
, including the rejection of influence from Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on U.S. politics.
In response to a critical essay by The American Prospect
The American Prospect
The American Prospect is a monthly American political magazine dedicated to American liberalism. Based in Washington, DC, The American Prospect is a journal "of liberal ideas, committed to a just society, an enriched democracy, and effective liberal politics" which focuses on United States politics...
, Regnery defended the editorial board, stating: "Of the thirteen individuals on its editorial board, ten hold Ph.D.s and two others are editors of their own publications. All are respected writers in their own fields."
According to Newsweek magazine, in 2004 the publisher Regnery announced to the magazine's subscribers his plans for whites only dating Web site. Newsweek reported that Regnery was concerned about a declining numbers of whites in the population, and quoted him telling his subscribers that the dating site was important "since the survival of our race depends upon our people marrying, reproducing and parenting." Regnery defended the whites-only matchmaking idea, insisting that it is no different from sites run for Jewish singles, such as JDate
JDate
JDate is an online dating service aimed at Jewish singles. The service is one of a number of demographically focused online match-making websites operated by Spark Networks plc.JDate offers two tiers of service: free and premium...
.
The main reference website (including full back-issues of the journal) for The Occidental Quarterly is located at The Occidental Quarterly Online. The Occidental Quarterly also runs a news-related website at The Occidental Observer, as well as a book publishing company at The Occidental Press.
Notable contributors
- Virginia AbernethyVirginia AbernethyVirginia Deane Abernethy is an American professor of psychiatry and anthropology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She received a B.A. from Wellesley College, an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University, and Ph.D. from Harvard University...
- Alain de BenoistAlain de BenoistAlain de Benoist is a French academic, philosopher, a founder of the Nouvelle Droite and head of the French think tank GRECE. Benoist is a critic of liberalism, free markets and egalitarianism.-Biography:...
- Christopher Brand
- Samuel T. Francis
- John GladJohn GladJohn Glad is an American academic who specializes in the literature and politics of exile, especially Russian literature. Glad has written about Nazi Germany, World War II and the Holocaust. He received his Ph.D...
- Alex Kurtagić
- Kevin LambKevin LambKevin Toan Lam is an American journalist and writer. He is the currently the managing editor of The Social Contract journal and communications director of the National Policy Institute....
- Richard LynnRichard LynnRichard Lynn is a British Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Ulster who is known for his views on racial and ethnic differences. Lynn argues that there are hereditary differences in intelligence based on race and sex....
- Kevin B. MacDonaldKevin B. MacDonaldKevin B. MacDonald is a professor of psychology at California State University, Long Beach, best known for his use of evolutionary psychology to inform his study of Judaism as being a "group evolutionary strategy."...
- Richard McCullochRichard McCullochRichard McCulloch is an American author who has written several books advocating racial segregation.-Theories:A noted white supremacist, McCulloch coined the phrase "declaration of racial independence" in his 1994 book The Racial Compact...
- William Regnery IIWilliam Regnery IIWilliam Regnery II founded the Charles Martel Society in 1991, which publishes a quarterly journal called The Occidental Quarterly. He is described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as "a prime mover and shaker in white nationalism" and "famously reclusive". In 2004 the Occidental Quarterly gave...
- James C. RussellJames C. RussellJames C. "Jim" Russell is a historical theologian, writer, political activist, and perennial candidate for political office. He was a computer programmer and network administrator for AT&T for 21 years in Westchester, New York.-Personal life:...
- Tomislav SunicTomislav SunicTomislav Sunić is a Croatian-American writer, translator, professor and a former diplomat. He is best known for his books and writings critical of egalitarianism, biblical monotheism, and liberal political discourse. He serves as one of the , a political party considered to be favorable to...
- Jared TaylorJared TaylorSamuel Jared Taylor of Oakton, Virginia, is an American journalist and an advocate of what he describes as "racial realism", a philosophy that views race as a biological reality and advocates the separateness of racial groups as the key of a well functioning society...
- Chilton Williamson
See also
- Council of Conservative CitizensCouncil of Conservative CitizensThe Council of Conservative Citizens is an American political organization that supports a large variety of conservative and paleoconservative causes in addition to white nationalism, and white separatism...
- Criticism of multiculturalismCriticism of multiculturalismCriticism of multiculturalism questions the multicultural ideal of the co-existence of distinct ethnic cultures within one nation-state. Multiculturalism is a particular subject of debate in certain European nations that were once associated with a single, homogeneous, national cultural identity...
- PaleoconservatismPaleoconservatismPaleoconservatism is a term for a conservative political philosophy found primarily in the United States stressing tradition, limited government, civil society, anti-colonialism, anti-corporatism and anti-federalism, along with religious, regional, national and Western identity. Chilton...
- VDAREVDAREVDARE.com, or VDARE, is a website that advocates reduced immigration, especially illegal immigration, into the United States. Former Forbes editor Peter Brimelow supports the site through his VDARE Foundation, also known as Lexington Research Institute Limited...
- White nationalismWhite nationalismWhite nationalism is a political ideology which advocates a racial definition of national identity for white people. White separatism and white supremacism are subgroups within white nationalism. The former seek a separate white nation state, while the latter add ideas from social Darwinism and...
- White prideWhite prideWhite pride is a slogan indicating pride in being white. The slogan has been adopted by neo-Nazi and white supremacist organizations.White pride advocates claim that there is a cultural double standard in which only certain ethnic groups are permitted to openly express pride in their heritage, and...