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A 2005 ] editorial criticized LewRockwell.com for posting writings by anti-war activist ] and allowing her to headline a benefit conference for the website in California. It noted that pieces written by Sheehan for LRC were published "alongside articles like 'Neoconservatism: a CIA Front?' and the claim that 'In Israel democracy is upholding genocidal practices against the Palestinians.'"<ref>, ] editorial, October 21, 2005.</ref> A 2005 ] editorial criticized LewRockwell.com for posting writings by anti-war activist ] and allowing her to headline a benefit conference for the website in California. It noted that pieces written by Sheehan for LRC were published "alongside articles like 'Neoconservatism: a CIA Front?' and the claim that 'In Israel democracy is upholding genocidal practices against the Palestinians.'"<ref>, ] editorial, October 21, 2005.</ref>

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LewRockwell.com
Type of sitewebmagazine
EditorLew Rockwell
URLlewrockwell.com
Commercialno
Launched1999; 26 years ago (1999)
Current statusactive

LewRockwell.com (LRC) is a libertarian web magazine formed in 1999 by anarcho-capitalists Lew Rockwell and Burt Blumert in order "to help carry on the anti-war, anti-state, pro-market work of Murray N. Rothbard". While originally affiliated with the nonprofit Center for Libertarian Studies, in 2007, LRC had to spin off and become a 501(c)(4) because of its publication of numerous articles endorsing Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign. The site presents articles and blog entries by Lew Rockwell and other contributors, as well as a podcast called the Lew Rockwell Show. As of May 2013 LRC was in the top 10,000 websites worldwide.

In his book Lies the Government Told You, Andrew Napolitano described LewRockwell.com as "the best monitor of government excess in America today". Former United States representative Ron Paul has written that he "especially value" the site.

Content

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The site states "Lew strives to present a diverse daily selection of interesting articles from our writers and other sites, but he does not necessarily endorse every view expressed." It has a number of contributors who write about Austrian school economics, hard money policy, opposition to war and imperialism. Its writers also sometimes express positions on topics such as the global warming controversy. Polemics have been directed against police abuse of civil liberties. Occasional articles criticize Abraham Lincoln, usually in context of the libertarian doctrine of the right of secession and the tendency for government powers to be increased during wartime.

The website hosted a 2010 podcast called "Dissent on HIV/AIDS" interviewing Brent Leung, director of the 2009 film House of Numbers regarding the "shaky statistics that drive vast HIV/AIDS funding, and the amazing differences of opinion among top scientists about what it is, and how to treat it." The website has featured articles on the subject by Peter Duesberg, a professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley, who Seth Kalichman and Nicoli Nattrass label an "HIV/AIDS denialist".

Criticism of contributors and content

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In 2004 Tom G. Palmer, on his personal website, criticized Lew Rockwell, as well as LewRockwell.com, for having as a columnist Joseph Sobran, who Palmer alleged spoke "at neo-Nazi conferences of the Institute for Historical Review"; and for "enthusiastic link to the columns of" Sam Francis, who before his 2005 death served as newsletter editor the Council of Conservative Citizens, which Palmer criticizes as a racist group.

A 2005 New York Sun editorial criticized LewRockwell.com for posting writings by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan and allowing her to headline a benefit conference for the website in California. It noted that pieces written by Sheehan for LRC were published "alongside articles like 'Neoconservatism: a CIA Front?' and the claim that 'In Israel democracy is upholding genocidal practices against the Palestinians.'"

In January 2008, during Ron Paul's 2008 presidential campaign, James Kirchick of the New Republic uncovered a collection of Ron Paul newsletters and alleged that they "reveal decades worth of obsession with conspiracies, sympathy for the right-wing militia movement, and deeply held bigotry against blacks, Jews, and gays." It was reported LRC editor-in-chief Lew Rockwell had "partly overseen", was a "contributing editor" to, or was the "chief ghostwriter" of the newsletters. Rockwell admitted to Kirchick that he was "involved in the promotion" of the newsletters, but indicated another individual who had "left in unfortunate circumstances" was in charge of editing and publishing them.

Notable contributors

Contributors include:

See also

References

  1. Baedeker, Rob (2008-02-25). "The gold standard: A precious metal that's not just an investment but a worldview too". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-03-25.
  2. ^ About LewRockwell.com at LewRockwell.com website.
  3. Blumert, Burton (2007-08-06). "'Ron Paul Is a Big Problem'". LewRockwell.com. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  4. "The Ron Paul File". LewRockwell.com. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  5. The LRC Blog at LewRockwell.com website.
  6. Lew Rockwell Show].
  7. Alexa analyctics for LewRockwell.com, accessed May 5, 2013.
  8. Napolitano, Andrew (2010). Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History. Thomas Nelson Inc. p. 314. ISBN 978-1-59555-266-2.
  9. Paul, Ron. Liberty Defined: 50 Essential Issues That Affect Our Freedom
  10. Setliff, Ryan (2006-04-08). "Constitutional Chaos". LewRockwell.com. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  11. "King Lincoln Archive". LewRockwell.com. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  12. Gonella, Jason (2004-12-09). "The Decline and Fall of the United States Empire". LewRockwell.com. Retrieved 2008-04-03.
  13. http://www.lewrockwell.com/lewrockwell-show/2010/09/22/163-dissent-on-hivaids/
  14. Seth Kalichman and Nicoli Nattrass, Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories, Pseudoscience, and Human Tragedy, Springer, 2009, 49–53, 142, 182, ISBN 978-0-387-79475-4
  15. Tom G. Palmer, Gary North, Lew Rockwell, and the Politics of Stoning Heretics and Homosexuals to Death, tomgpalmer.com, on September 25, 2004.
  16. Tom G. Palmer, Racism and Bigotry, Delivered Courtesy of Lew Rockwell, tomgpalmer.com, January 21, 2005.
  17. Sheehan in Brooklyn, The New York Sun editorial, October 21, 2005.
  18. Kirchick, James (2008-01-08). "Angry White Man: The Bigoted Past of Ron Paul". The New Republic. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  19. "TNR Exclusive: A Collection of Ron Paul's Most Incendiary Newsletters". The New Republic. 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  20. Jim Rutenberg and Serge F. Kovaleski, Paul Disowns Extremists’ Views but Doesn’t Disavow the Support, New York Times, December 25, 2011.
  21. Post Store (2011-12-27). "Ron Paul and the racist newsletters (Fact Checker biography)". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  22. Masthead of a 1987 Ron Paul Investment Letter
  23. "Who Wrote Ron Paul's Newsletters?". Reason.com. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  24. "Likely Author Of Shocking Ron Paul Letters Exposed". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  25. Kirchick, James. "Who Wrote Ron Paul's Newsletters?". New Republic. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  26. LewRockwell.com columnists

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