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  • ‘Distressingly’ High Level of Support for Assassinating Politicians Among Young Democratic Men

    American Renaissance - Jun 2nd 2022 12:01pm EDT

    More than half of Republicans believe the U.S. is drifting toward another civil war, according to a new poll released Wednesday by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which said it detected evidence of radicalization among both Democrats and the GOP. The survey, taken in late April and covering 1,500 adults, also found a distressingly high level of support for […]

  • Using Tragedy for Racial Propaganda

    American Renaissance - May 26th 2022 6:01pm EDT

    President Joe Biden has been lecturing white Americans about hate again. On May 15, the day after an 18-year-old white supremacist massacred ten black shoppers in a Buffalo supermarket, Biden called on Americans to “address the hate that remains a stain” on the country’s soul. {snip} Two days later, Biden gave a longer speech in Buffalo about […]

  • Despite Post-Floyd Era Promises, Limited Gains in Racial Equity

    American Renaissance - May 26th 2022 5:55pm EDT

    Over the past 24 months, politicians and business leaders have invoked the name of George Floyd in calling for racial equity for Black Americans. Companies and foundations pledged billions on initiatives to recruit and promote Black talent, invest in Black-owned businesses and promote equity in everything from policymaking to policing. Despite an evolution in the […]

  • How the GOP Allows Bigotry to Be Mainstreamed at Conservative Events

    American Renaissance - May 26th 2022 5:43pm EDT

    It’s pretty remarkable how this keeps happening. When Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.) appeared at a white nationalist conference early last year, he soon disavowed “white racism” and escaped punishment from his party. {snip} When Gosar then appeared at the same conference this year, this time joined by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), party leaders […]

  • Hazed and Confused

    American Renaissance - May 26th 2022 11:14am EDT

    With more and more Hispanics moving towards the right, many analysts said the results of the Democrat primary in Texas’s 28th congressional district would be prophetic. The incumbent is light-skinned Hispanic Henry Cuellar, the most conservative Democrat in Congress. The challenger is Jessica Cisneros, a more progressive and less white millennial. Henry Cuellar Jessica Cisneros […]

  • Georgia Dons Black and Blue

    American Renaissance - May 25th 2022 2:42pm EDT

    Credit Image: Keith P. Rein Until last night, blacks in primary elections in both parties had done poorly this year, either losing to more moderate white candidates or winning nominations they are almost certain to lose in the general election. Georgia has upended the trend. Redistricting changed the state’s congressional districts considerably. The sixth and […]

  • Greene Complains About Focus on White Supremacists After Buffalo Shooting

    American Renaissance - May 24th 2022 6:58pm EDT

    Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia recently complained about the focus on white supremacists and suggested that America should focus on other issues. “Jerrold Nadler was on the House floor and he was talking about white supremacy,” she said during an appearance on Real America’s Voice, Raw Story reported on Sunday. Greene was referring to Democratic […]

  • Dem Rep. Beatty Blames White Supremacy for Dallas Korean Hair Salon Shooting

    American Renaissance - May 23rd 2022 1:52pm EDT

    The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) blamed White supremacy for last week’s shooting at a Dallas Korean hair salon, but the suspect charged with carrying out the attack is Black. Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, made the claim at a Thursday press conference outside the Capitol that saw House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., in attendance. “On […]

  • Racial Heresies for the 21st Century

    American Renaissance - May 22nd 2022 8:00am EDT

    More than 260 people gathered at the Hyatt Dulles hotel in northern Virginia over the weekend of Feb. 20-22 for the 2004 American Renaissance conference. Guests came from all parts of the United States, as well as Canada, Britain, France, and even South Africa and Australia to make it the best-attended AR conference ever. From beginning […]

  • House Passes Domestic Terrorism Bill in Mostly Party-Line Vote

    American Renaissance - May 19th 2022 3:47pm EDT

    The House passed a bill mostly along party lines on Wednesday that seeks to create domestic terrorism offices throughout the U.S. government, just days after a gunman fatally shot 10 people in Buffalo, N.Y., in an incident that President Biden called “domestic terrorism.” The bill, dubbed the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, passed in an 222-203 […]

  • Gov. Hochul Orders New York State Police to Create New Unit to Fight Hate Speech Online

    American Renaissance - May 19th 2022 3:47pm EDT

    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a plan to “combat domestic terrorism” and investigate violent extremism online following the mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo over the weekend. “NEW: We’re proposing a comprehensive plan to combat domestic terrorism, strengthen state gun laws, & investigate social media platforms promoting violent extremism. In wake of the racist […]

  • Black Losses

    American Renaissance - May 18th 2022 6:28pm EDT

    Black candidates continue to lose. Earlier this month, two black women hoping to win the Democrat nomination for Senate in Ohio lost to a white moderate, Tim Ryan. Last night, Democrats in Kentucky’s 3rd congressional district also chose a white man over a black woman. Morgan McGarvey beat BLM activist Attica Scott, 63 percent to […]

  • A Fringe Conspiracy Theory, Fostered Online, Is Refashioned by the G.O.P.

    American Renaissance - May 16th 2022 5:00pm EDT

    Inside a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, a white man with a history of antisemitic internet posts gunned down 11 worshipers, blaming Jews for allowing immigrant “invaders” into the United States. The next year, another white man, angry over what he called “the Hispanic invasion of Texas,” opened fire on shoppers at an El Paso Walmart, […]

  • Lisa Cook, First Black Woman Confirmed to Federal Reserve Board, Highlights Impact of Racism on Economy

    American Renaissance - May 12th 2022 12:10pm EDT

    Lisa Cook, who was confirmed on Tuesday as the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, has completed vast research throughout her career to show the impact of racism on the economy. In a report she published in 2020, Cook said discrimination not only impacts those who are direct victims, […]

  • Fun with Race. For a While, Anyway

    American Renaissance - May 10th 2022 11:30am EDT

    America’s racial circumstances, its lightning demographic transformation unimaginable a half century ago, runs apace, not just with Latinos filtering across the southern border, but with the federal government inexplicably importing people from Somalia and Afghanistan and, apparently, trying to intensify racial division. It is an astonishment of a high order, the best show in town. […]

  • Times Attack on Tucker Carlson Backfires

    American Renaissance - May 6th 2022 2:56pm EDT

    Tucker Carlson (Credit Image: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia) The New York Times used to be called “The Gray Lady” for its sober, restrained prose. The paper deserves a new nickname. The New York Times just published a three-part series primarily written by Nicholas Confessore on Tucker Carlson. Considering the thousands and thousands of words that […]

  • Good News from the Buckeye State

    American Renaissance - May 4th 2022 4:04pm EDT

    J.D. Vance has won the Republican nomination for Ohio’s senate race. Only a month ago, he was in third place. Then, on April 15, former President Donald Trump endorsed Mr. Vance and he surged into first. Since Ohio has steadily moved from being a swing state to a GOP stronghold (Mr. Trump won it by […]

  • What Does the “Far Left” Want? What Can’t It Do?

    American Renaissance - May 2nd 2022 7:30pm EDT

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Credit Image: © Michael Brochstein / ZUMA Press Wire) On Friday, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent off a series of tweets that proved popular: “The extreme left is taking over” WHERE. In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion. Can anyone name a “far left” policy […]

  • How Tucker Carlson Stoked White Fear to Conquer Cable

    American Renaissance - May 2nd 2022 12:59pm EDT

    Tucker Carlson burst through the doors of Charlie Palmer Steak, enfolded in an entourage of producers and assistants, cellphone pressed to his ear. On the other end was Lachlan Murdoch, chairman of the Fox empire and his de facto boss. Most of Fox’s Washington bureau, along with the cable network’s top executives, had gathered at […]

  • Biden’s Planned Ban on Menthol Cigarettes Divides Black Americans

    American Renaissance - May 2nd 2022 12:59pm EDT

    The Biden administration’s move to ban menthol cigarettes has the Black community split, with the ban’s supporters arguing it promotes a healthier lifestyle and its critics arguing it unfairly targets Black Americans and could lead to injustices and policing issues. The White House has heard from both sides of the debate on the Food and […]

  • Remembering Samuel T. Francis

    American Renaissance - Apr 29th 2022 8:00am EDT

    The following text is from an address by the author that was presented at a memorial program on March 15, 2005, in Arlington, Virginia. Good evening. Thank you for the opportunity to speak about our friend Dr. Samuel T. Francis. Sam’s tangible achievements were many — the degrees earned, awards won, speeches given, books, essays, […]

  • Mayorkas Testifies DHS Is Creating ‘Disinformation Governance Board’

    American Renaissance - Apr 28th 2022 8:53am EDT

    Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified Wednesday that the Department of Homeland Security is creating a “Disinformation Governance Board” to combat misinformation ahead of the 2022 midterms. Mayorkas appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee to discuss the fiscal 2023 budget for the Department of Homeland Security. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., cited reports on how minority communities are […]

  • French Presidential Election Poll: 85 Per Cent of Muslims Voted to Keep Macron in Power

    American Renaissance - Apr 27th 2022 9:36am EDT

    {snip} 85 per cent of votes from Muslims in France during Sunday’s general election went to keeping Emmanuel Macron in power, a poll seen by a French Catholic paper has found. {snip} According to a poll conducted on behalf of the Catholic La Croix magazine, around 85 per cent of Muslim voters gave their ballot to Emmanuel Macron as […]

  • Eric Adams Slams His Own Party for Backing BLM Instead of Cops

    American Renaissance - Apr 25th 2022 5:58pm EDT

    NYC Mayor Eric Adams blasted his fellow Democrats for only supporting Black Lives Matter when those behind the killings of African-Americans are cops. Adams, speaking with Anderson Cooper on CBS’ 60 Minutes, continued his habit of criticizing the party for being soft on crime. ‘Democrats don’t like talking about intervention,’ said Adams, 61. ‘But we […]

  • DeSantis Signs Into Law ‘Stop WOKE Act’ to Restrict Race Discussions in Florida

    American Renaissance - Apr 24th 2022 7:31pm EDT

    Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed into law what he has branded the “Stop WOKE Act,” which restricts how race is discussed in schools, colleges and workplaces, and sparked a nationwide debate over censorship, critical race theory and diversity training. The Legislature approved the measure in March along mostly party-line votes. The bill (HB 7) […]