I suppose most readers of this publication have heard of George Lincoln Rockwell (1918–1967), but some may not know much about him. For those unfamiliar with Rockwell, perhaps this writing, drawn from my book on the late William Pierce, The Fame of a Dead Man’s Deeds, will provide a sense of him. George Lincoln Rockwell […]
In 2007, I wrote the article on the white activist John Kasper (1929–1998) that will follow these prefatory remarks. I remember it well, because it was the very first writing I did for a personal website I had just set up and still maintain—http://robertsgriffin.com/. I have the sense that this Kasper article has been read […]
The film Moneyball was well-received by both audiences and critics and an Academy Award contender for best film at the 2012 Oscars. It was based on Michael Lewis’ 2003 nonfiction book by the same name and directed by Bennett Miller from a screenplay written by Aaron Sorkin (who I understand was the guiding force behind […]
Around the turn of the century, I wrote a book about white advocate William Pierce (1933–2002)—The Fame of a Dead Man’s Deeds (1stBooks Library, 2001). One of the things that stuck with me about that experience is Pierce’s consuming interest in World War II. I put it this way in the book: Pierce is engrossed […]
Making Sense of The Alt-Right George Hawley New York: Columbia University Press, 2017, 218 pp. With any book, it helps to take into account who wrote it and who published it. George Hawley is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Alabama. Assistant professor is the lowest professor rank. Hawley’s a young […]
