Trend Results : John Derbyshire

Name calling

Q: I was listening to a podcast that included comments about the former National Review columnist John Derbyshire. One person pronounced the surname DAH-bi-shuh (like the English county) but two others pronounced it DAR-bee-shir. Any comment? A: The pronunciation of a personal name is up to the person who wears it. John Derbyshire, the former... ? Read More: Name calling

From The Archive: The First Hathos Alert

I wrote on June 20, 2001: John Derbyshire’s uncategorizable advice to his timid son is now up on National Review Online. Who else would encourage his offspring to fight back against a bully by bribing him with ice-cream and the words: “But I want to see the blood. Ice cream for blood.” The piece ends with the [...]

The Work Done by “Very Smart People”

We all rely on, and are duped by, very smart people. It happens all the time, and we can’t do otherwise. Let’s start with someone I think probably no one doubts is a bigot: John Derbyshire. Here he is talking about his avowed homophobia:...Show More Summary

Race Matters

For your holiday enjoyment: Victor Davis Hanson, The New Racial Derangement Syndrome John Derbyshire, White People are Pussies

Why Is a National Review Writer Calling Immigrants 'Wetbacks'? [National Review]

Everyone knows that conservative magazine National Review is not racist. Sure, it used to publish John "avoid concentrations of blacks" Derbyshire — but look at the sensitivity with which it's treated race in this column about how President Obama isn't really black and this all-white symposium on black unemployment. Show More Summary

National Review Contributor: ‘Most Of The World Worked Better In Colonial Times’

The National Review has repeatedly found itself in hot water over the past several months. In April, the conservative publication fired John Derbyshire for a “webzine” which crossed the line into outright racism. But the magazine’s editors continue to welcome contributions from white nationalist, and noted Islamophobe, David Yerushalmi, as well as anti-Muslim advocates Robert [...]

Toward A Politically Correct Conservatism

The National Review having parted with John Derbyshire for advising his children to adopt black…

National Review’s New Contributor: White Nationalist David Yerushalmi

Back in April, National Review finally parted ways with longtime contributor John Derbyshire after Derbyshire penned an especially racist piece advising non-black American parents on how to talk to their kids about black people. Explaining his decision to sever ties, editor Rich Lowry called Derbyshire’s piece “nasty and indefensible,” and wrote that Derbyshire: “is effectively [...]

National Review: Still Publishing Bigoted Contributors

Months after dismissing contributors John Derbyshire and Robert Weissberg for expressing flagrantly racist views, National Review is publishing a writer who suggested blacks are "the most murderous of peoples" and declared that "there's...Show More Summary

Yes, Another White Nationalist at National Review

Remember how, just a few weeks ago, the National Review was forced to fire not one, but two overt white nationalists from their staff? Our posts on these disgusting episodes: National Review's John Derbyshire Publishes Stunningly Racist...Show More Summary

Jonah Goldberg on The Tyranny of Cliches, Creating NRO, and the Firing of John Derbyshire

Jonah Goldberg on The Tyranny of Cliches, Creating NRO, and the Firing of John Derbyshire

"Liberals are sure they're in the reality-based community and anyone who disagrees with them either has a bad brain, or in some other way rejects empiricism and science, and they are the only ones working with the building blocks ofShow More Summary

D. R. Tucker: No More Drama

I could spend months detailing my differences with John Derbyshire regarding American race relations. However, one of his observations about politics and race is uncomfortably true.

Can an Irreligious Person Really be a Conservative?

John Derbyshire asks and answers his question. Q. Can an irreligious person really be a conservative? A. Of course he can. The essence of modern conservatism is the belief in limited government power, respect for traditional values, patriotism, and strong...

Today's Question: Fire John Derbyshire?

The next questioner I'll answer who wins a free Kindle copy of Patriots is Daniel Schwartz. Keep submitting questions and we'll have another winner tomorrow. Daniel asks:

John Derbyshire Wonders: What Should We White Supremacists Call Ourselves Today?

Don’t cry too hard for poor John Derbyshire, thrust squalling from “the hushed, oak-paneled, Chambers-of-Commerce-financed precincts of Conservatism Inc., whose entrance is now barred against [him] by an angel with a flaming sword.” He has now settled easily into the loving embrace of Michelle Malkin and VDare, which is among your more-respectable groups of white [...]Show More Summary

John Derbyshire finds new home for columns

The Atlantic Wire Fired National Review writer John Derbyshire has found a new niche for his commentary. The Atlantic explores Derbyshire’s new job as a columnist for VDARE, which publishes anti-immigration and anti-multiculturalism content, and is… Read more

Newly Self-Proclaimed Racist & Fired National Review Writer Says The Term White Supremacist Gets A “Bad Rap”

John Derbyshire Defends White Supremacy Via Huffington Post: John Derbyshire, the conservative writer fired from the National Review after writing a post on Taki’s Mag suggesting that whites keep their distance from blacks, has written a new essay defending white

Mike's Blog Round Up

Today we take a quick peek at the state of Journalism. Yes, we have to. alicublog read The Washington Journal so we wouldn't have to. Driftglass wondered what John Derbyshire has been up to since leaving the NRO. Oh, my. Badtux the Snarky...Show More Summary

John Derbyshire Goes Full Racist In Latest Post

In a week of political coming outs, recently defrocked National Review contributor John Derbyshire has had an awakening of his own – as an unapologetic white supremacist. At least, that’s the feeling I am left with after having read his latest work. Show More Summary