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| Chairman of the Mises Institute | |
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| Born | Llewellyn Harrison Rockwell Jr. July 1, 1944 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse | Mardelle Rockwell |
| Education | Tufts University (BA) |
| Website | www |
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Llewellyn Harrison Rockwell Jr. (born July 1, 1944) is an American author, editor, and political consultant. A libertarian and a self-professed anarcho-capitalist,[1] he founded and is the chairman of the Mises Institute, a non-profit promoting the Austrian School of economics.
After graduating from university, Rockwell had jobs at the conservative Arlington House Publishers, the radical-right John Birch Society, and the traditionalist Hillsdale College.[2][3] Reading the works of Murray Rothbard, who became his mentor, led Rockwell to become an ardent believer in Austrian economics and what he calls "libertarian anarchism". Rockwell was chief of staff to Congressman Ron Paul from 1978 to 1982, and was a founding officer and former vice president at Ron Paul & Associates, which published political and investment-oriented newsletters bearing Paul's name.[4][5] Racist and homophobic content in those newsletters became a controversy in Paul's later campaigns; Rockwell denied ghostwriting it but acknowledged a role in the promotion.[6][7] Rockwell partnered with Rothbard in 1982 to found the Mises Institute in Alabama, where as of 2024[update], Rockwell still serves as chairman.[8]
Rockwell's website, LewRockwell.com, was launched in 1999. The website features articles about political philosophy, economics, and contemporary politics. The website's motto is "anti-war, anti-state, pro-market". Rockwell, his website and the Mises Institute have promoted neo-Confederate views.[9][3][10][11]
- ^ "About". LewRockwell.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-04-20.
- ^ Doherty, Brian (2009). Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History of the Modern American Libertarian Movement. United States: PublicAffairs. ISBN 9780786731886.
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:4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Markon, Jerry; Crites, Alice (January 27, 2012). "Ron Paul signed off on racist 1990s newsletters, associates say". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023.
- ^ "Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr". mises.org. Mises Institute. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ Sebesta, Edward H.; Hague, Euan; Beirich, Heidi, eds. (2009). Neo-Confederacy: A Critical Introduction. United States: University of Texas Press. pp. 33–34.
- ^ Weiner, Rachel (July 10, 2013). "The libertarian war over the Civil War". The Washington Post.
- ^ "The Neo-Confederates". Intelligence Report. Southern Poverty Law Center. Summer 2000. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2018.