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	Sobran wrote a column for the [[Catholic]] newsweekly ''[[The Wanderer (newspaper)\|The Wanderer]]'' entitled ''Washington Watch'' from 1986 to 2007. He also had a monthly column that appears in ''[[Catholic Family News]].'' He wrote the "Bare Bodkin" column for ''[[Chronicles (magazine)\|Chronicles]]''. Additionally, his essays have appeared in ''[[The Human Life Review]]'', ''Celebrate Life!'', and ''The Free Market''. Sobran was media fellow of the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]].<ref>See, e.g., [https://mises.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=639 May 1990 issue] of ''The Free Market'' and [http://blog.mises.org/14087/joseph-sobran-1946-2010/ Mises.org blog comment].</ref> In 1986 Sobran was bold enough to praise [[Wilmot Robertson]]'s ''[[Instauration]]'' magazine, calling it, "often brilliant, covering a beat nobody else will touch and doing so with wide-ranging observation and bitter wit." [http://news.google.com/newspapersnid=861&dat=19860519&id=U41dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a1wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3349,5586741]		Sobran wrote a column for the [[Catholic]] newsweekly ''[[The Wanderer (newspaper)\|The Wanderer]]'' entitled ''Washington Watch'' from 1986 to 2007. He also had a monthly column that appears in ''[[Catholic Family News]].'' He wrote the "Bare Bodkin" column for ''[[Chronicles (magazine)\|Chronicles]]''. Additionally, his essays have appeared in ''[[The Human Life Review]]'', ''Celebrate Life!'', and ''The Free Market''. Sobran was media fellow of the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]].<ref>See, e.g., [https://mises.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=639 May 1990 issue] of ''The Free Market'' and [http://blog.mises.org/14087/joseph-sobran-1946-2010/ Mises.org blog comment].</ref> In 1986 Sobran was bold enough to praise [[Wilmot Robertson]]'s ''[[Instauration]]'' magazine, calling it, "often brilliant, covering a beat nobody else will touch and doing so with wide-ranging observation and bitter wit." [http://news.google.com/newspapersnid=861&dat=19860519&id=U41dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a1wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3349,5586741]

	Sobran was fired from ''[[National Review]]'' in 1993 for a series of columns Buckley considered "contextually anti-Semitic";<ref name=context>{{cite web\| title=Wills Watching\| first= Michael \|last= McDonald \| url= http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Wills-watching-7069 \| date=June 2011 \| publisher=[[The New Criterion]]\| accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref> [[Norman Podhoretz]]; a Zionist [[neocon]] jew wrote that Sobran's columns were "anti-Semitic in themselves, and not merely 'contextually.'" Buckley disagreed with Podhoretz's accusation, noting that he "By this I mean that if he had been talking, let us say, about the lobbying interests of the Arabs or of the Chinese, he would not have raised eyebrows as an anti-Arab or an anti-Chinese."<ref>William F. Buckley, Jr., "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n24_v43/ai_11810753/ In search of anti-Semitism: what Christians provoke what jews? Why? By doing what? – And vice versa]", [[National Review]],'' 30 December 1991.</ref> One such comment was that the ''New York Times'' "really ought to change its name to ''~~Holocaust~~ Update.''"<ref>Jim Naureckas, "[http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1338 The Philadelphia Inquirer's New Spectrum: From Centrism to Anti-Semitism]," FAIR, November/December 1995.</ref> Sobran claimed that founder William F. Buckley told him to "stop antagonizing the Zionist crowd," and Buckley accused him of [[libel]] and moral incapacitation.<ref>Ralph Z. Hallow, "War of words raging at National Review," ''[[Washington Times]],'' October 7, 1993.</ref> Sobran also complained of "a more or less official national obsession with a tiny, faraway socialist [[ethnocracy]]."<ref>"In Pursuit of Anti-Semitism," ''National Review,'' 16 March 1992.</ref>		Sobran was fired from ''[[National Review]]'' in 1993 for a series of columns Buckley considered "contextually anti-Semitic";<ref name=context>{{cite web\| title=Wills Watching\| first= Michael \|last= McDonald \| url= http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Wills-watching-7069 \| date=June 2011 \| publisher=[[The New Criterion]]\| accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref> [[Norman Podhoretz]]; a Zionist [[neocon]] jew wrote that Sobran's columns were "anti-Semitic in themselves, and not merely 'contextually.'" Buckley disagreed with Podhoretz's accusation, noting that he "By this I mean that if he had been talking, let us say, about the lobbying interests of the Arabs or of the Chinese, he would not have raised eyebrows as an anti-Arab or an anti-Chinese."<ref>William F. Buckley, Jr., "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n24_v43/ai_11810753/ In search of anti-Semitism: what Christians provoke what jews? Why? By doing what? – And vice versa]", [[National Review]],'' 30 December 1991.</ref> One such comment was that the ''New York Times'' "really ought to change its name to ''Holohoax Update.''"<ref>Jim Naureckas, "[http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1338 The Philadelphia Inquirer's New Spectrum: From Centrism to Anti-Semitism]," FAIR, November/December 1995.</ref> Sobran claimed that founder William F. Buckley told him to "stop antagonizing the Zionist crowd," and Buckley accused him of [[libel]] and moral incapacitation.<ref>Ralph Z. Hallow, "War of words raging at National Review," ''[[Washington Times]],'' October 7, 1993.</ref> Sobran also complained of "a more or less official national obsession with a tiny, faraway socialist [[ethnocracy]]."<ref>"In Pursuit of Anti-Semitism," ''National Review,'' 16 March 1992.</ref>

	Sobran was named the [[Constitution Party (United States)\|Constitution Party]]'s vice presidential nominee in 2000, but withdrew in April 2000 citing scheduling conflicts with his journalistic commitments.<ref> http://politics1.com/constitution.htm</ref>		Sobran was named the [[Constitution Party (United States)\|Constitution Party]]'s vice presidential nominee in 2000, but withdrew in April 2000 citing scheduling conflicts with his journalistic commitments.<ref> http://politics1.com/constitution.htm</ref>
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	In 2001 and 2003, Sobran spoke at conferences organized by [[World War II]] historian [[David Irving]],<ref> [http://www.citybeat.com/2003-08-27/porkopolis.shtml CityBeat: Porkopolis (2003-08-27)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> sharing the podium with [[Paul Fromm (politician)\|Paul Fromm]], [[Charles D. Provan]], and [[Mark Weber]], director of the [[Institute for Historical Review]]. In 2002 he spoke at the Institute for Historical Review's annual conference.<ref>http://www.ihr.org/conference/14thconf/sobranconf.html</ref> In his speech, which he also reprinted in his newsletter, Sobran said:		In 2001 and 2003, Sobran spoke at conferences organized by [[World War II]] historian [[David Irving]],<ref> [http://www.citybeat.com/2003-08-27/porkopolis.shtml CityBeat: Porkopolis (2003-08-27)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> sharing the podium with [[Paul Fromm (politician)\|Paul Fromm]], [[Charles D. Provan]], and [[Mark Weber]], director of the [[Institute for Historical Review]]. In 2002 he spoke at the Institute for Historical Review's annual conference.<ref>http://www.ihr.org/conference/14thconf/sobranconf.html</ref> In his speech, which he also reprinted in his newsletter, Sobran said:

	: ''I am not, heaven forbid, a ~~“Holocaust~~ denier.” I lack the scholarly competence to be one. ... Why on earth is it 'anti-jewish' to conclude from the evidence that the standard numbers of jews murdered are inaccurate, or that the Hitler regime, bad as it was in many ways, was not, in fact, intent on racial extermination? Surely these are controversial conclusions; but if so, let the controversy rage.''<ref>http://www.sobran.com/fearofjews.shtml</ref></blockquote>		: ''I am not, heaven forbid, a “Holohoax denier.” I lack the scholarly competence to be one. ... Why on earth is it 'anti-jewish' to conclude from the evidence that the standard numbers of jews murdered are inaccurate, or that the Hitler regime, bad as it was in many ways, was not, in fact, intent on racial extermination? Surely these are controversial conclusions; but if so, let the controversy rage.''<ref>http://www.sobran.com/fearofjews.shtml</ref></blockquote>

	Referring to his appearance at IHR conferences, jewess agitator [[Deborah Lipstadt]] wrote:		Referring to his appearance at IHR conferences, jewess agitator [[Deborah Lipstadt]] wrote:

	: ''"Mr. Sobran may not have been an unequivocal denier, but he gave support and comfort to the worst of them."''<ref>Deborah Lipstadt, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/opinion/l05sobran.html 'Skeptical' on the ~~Holocaust~~?]," ''The New York TImes,'' October 5, 2010.</ref> Writing in the [[National Review]], [[Matthew Scully]] said, "His appearance before that sorry outfit a few years ago ... remains impossible to explain, at least if you’re trying to absolve him."<ref> Matthew Scully, "[http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/249937/bard-right-matthew-scully Bard of the Right]", ''National Review Online'', October 16, 2010.</ref>		: ''"Mr. Sobran may not have been an unequivocal denier, but he gave support and comfort to the worst of them."''<ref>Deborah Lipstadt, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/opinion/l05sobran.html 'Skeptical' on the Holohoax?]," ''The New York TImes,'' October 5, 2010.</ref> Writing in the [[National Review]], [[Matthew Scully]] said, "His appearance before that sorry outfit a few years ago ... remains impossible to explain, at least if you’re trying to absolve him."<ref> Matthew Scully, "[http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/249937/bard-right-matthew-scully Bard of the Right]", ''National Review Online'', October 16, 2010.</ref>

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	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	* ''"...If I'm 'courageous,' what do you call [[Mark Weber]] and the [[Institute for Historical Review]]? They have been smeared far worse than I have; moreover, they have been seriously threatened with death. Their offices have been firebombed. Do they at least get credit for courage? Not at all. They remain almost universally vilified. When I met Mark, many years ago, I expected to meet a raving jew-hating fanatic, such being the generic reputation of '~~Holocaust~~ deniers.' I was immediately and subsequently impressed to find that he was just the opposite: a mild-mannered, good-humored, witty, scholarly man who habitually spoke with restraint and measure, even about enemies who would love to see him dead. The same is true of other members of the Institute. In my many years of acquaintance with them, I have never heard any of them say anything that would strike an unprejudiced listener as unreasonable or bigoted."'' – Joseph Sobran, who for years was a nationally syndicated columnist and a National Review senior editor, about Weber and the IHR at the 2002 IHR Conference		* ''"...If I'm 'courageous,' what do you call [[Mark Weber]] and the [[Institute for Historical Review]]? They have been smeared far worse than I have; moreover, they have been seriously threatened with death. Their offices have been firebombed. Do they at least get credit for courage? Not at all. They remain almost universally vilified. When I met Mark, many years ago, I expected to meet a raving jew-hating fanatic, such being the generic reputation of 'Holohoax deniers.' I was immediately and subsequently impressed to find that he was just the opposite: a mild-mannered, good-humored, witty, scholarly man who habitually spoke with restraint and measure, even about enemies who would love to see him dead. The same is true of other members of the Institute. In my many years of acquaintance with them, I have never heard any of them say anything that would strike an unprejudiced listener as unreasonable or bigoted."'' – Joseph Sobran, who for years was a nationally syndicated columnist and a National Review senior editor, about Weber and the IHR at the 2002 IHR Conference

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'''Michael Joseph "Joe" Sobran, Jr.''' (23 February [[1946]] – 30 September [[2010]]) was an American conservative journalistand writer, formerly with ''[[National Review]]'' and a syndicated columnist. Pundit [[Pat Buchanan]] called Sobran "perhaps the finest columnist of our generation",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/1010/1010sobran.htm|title=Remembering Joe Sobran|author=W. James Antle III|date=October 4, 2010|publisher=[[Enter Stage Right]]|accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref> although Sobran was fired from ''National Review'' by his one-time mentor [[William F. Buckley]] after Buckley called Sobran's writing "contextually antisemitic."<ref name=context/>

==Life==
Sobran graduated from [[Eastern Michigan University]] and received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[English language|English]]. He studied for a graduate degree in English, concentrating on [[Shakespeare]]an studies, following his graduation. In the late 1960s, Sobran lectured on Shakespeare and English on a fellowship with the university.

In 1972, Sobran began working at ''National Review'' magazine. (During the 1970s, he frequently used the byline '''M. J. Sobran'''.) He stayed 21 years, 18 as senior editor, before being removed from the publication amidst controversial charges of antisemitism. Aside from his work at ''[[National Review]],'' Sobran spent 21 years as a commentator on the [[CBS Radio]] "Spectrum" program series and was a syndicated columnist, first with the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', and later with the [[Universal Press Syndicate]]. In 2007, his newsletter discontinued distribution by the U.S. mail. {{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}

Sobran wrote a column for the [[Catholic]] newsweekly ''[[The Wanderer (newspaper)|The Wanderer]]'' entitled ''Washington Watch'' from 1986 to 2007. He also had a monthly column that appears in ''[[Catholic Family News]].'' He wrote the "Bare Bodkin" column for ''[[Chronicles (magazine)|Chronicles]]''. Additionally, his essays have appeared in ''[[The Human Life Review]]'', ''Celebrate Life!'', and ''The Free Market''. Sobran was media fellow of the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]].<ref>See, e.g., [https://mises.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=639 May 1990 issue] of ''The Free Market'' and [http://blog.mises.org/14087/joseph-sobran-1946-2010/ Mises.org blog comment].</ref> In 1986 Sobran was bold enough to praise [[Wilmot Robertson]]'s ''[[Instauration]]'' magazine, calling it, "often brilliant, covering a beat nobody else will touch and doing so with wide-ranging observation and bitter wit." [http://news.google.com/newspapersnid=861&dat=19860519&id=U41dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a1wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3349,5586741]

Sobran was fired from ''[[National Review]]'' in 1993 for a series of columns Buckley considered "contextually anti-Semitic";<ref name=context>{{cite web| title=Wills Watching| first= Michael |last= McDonald | url= http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Wills-watching-7069 | date=June 2011 | publisher=[[The New Criterion]]| accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref> [[Norman Podhoretz]]; a Zionist [[neocon]] Jew wrote that Sobran's columns were "anti-Semitic in themselves, and not merely 'contextually.'" Buckley disagreed with Podhoretz's accusation, noting that he "By this I mean that if he had been talking, let us say, about the lobbying interests of the Arabs or of the Chinese, he would not have raised eyebrows as an anti-Arab or an anti-Chinese."<ref>William F. Buckley, Jr., "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n24_v43/ai_11810753/ In search of anti-Semitism: what Christians provoke what Jews? Why? By doing what? – And vice versa]", [[National Review]],'' 30 December 1991.</ref> One such comment was that the ''New York Times'' "really ought to change its name to ''Holocaust Update.''"<ref>Jim Naureckas, "[http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1338 The Philadelphia Inquirer's New Spectrum: From Centrism to Anti-Semitism]," FAIR, November/December 1995.</ref> Sobran claimed that founder William F. Buckley told him to "stop antagonizing the Zionist crowd," and Buckley accused him of [[libel]] and moral incapacitation.<ref>Ralph Z. Hallow, "War of words raging at National Review," ''[[Washington Times]],'' October 7, 1993.</ref> Sobran also complained of "a more or less official national obsession with a tiny, faraway socialist [[ethnocracy]]."<ref>"In Pursuit of Anti-Semitism," ''National Review,'' 16 March 1992.</ref>

Sobran was named the [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]]'s vice presidential nominee in 2000, but withdrew in April 2000 citing scheduling conflicts with his journalistic commitments.<ref> http://politics1.com/constitution.htm</ref>

In 2001 and 2003, Sobran spoke at conferences organized by [[World War II]] historian [[David Irving]],<ref> [http://www.citybeat.com/2003-08-27/porkopolis.shtml CityBeat: Porkopolis (2003-08-27)]</ref> sharing the podium with [[Paul Fromm (politician)|Paul Fromm]], [[Charles D. Provan]], and [[Mark Weber]], director of the [[Institute for Historical Review]]. In 2002 he spoke at the Institute for Historical Review's annual conference.<ref>http://www.ihr.org/conference/14thconf/sobranconf.html</ref> In his speech, which he also reprinted in his newsletter, Sobran said:

: ''I am not, heaven forbid, a “Holocaust denier.” I lack the scholarly competence to be one. ... Why on earth is it 'anti-Jewish' to conclude from the evidence that the standard numbers of Jews murdered are inaccurate, or that the Hitler regime, bad as it was in many ways, was not, in fact, intent on racial extermination? Surely these are controversial conclusions; but if so, let the controversy rage.''<ref>http://www.sobran.com/fearofjews.shtml</ref></blockquote>

Referring to his appearance at IHR conferences, Jewess agitator [[Deborah Lipstadt]] wrote:

: ''"Mr. Sobran may not have been an unequivocal denier, but he gave support and comfort to the worst of them."''<ref>Deborah Lipstadt, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/opinion/l05sobran.html 'Skeptical' on the Holocaust?]," ''The New York TImes,'' October 5, 2010.</ref> Writing in the [[National Review]], [[Matthew Scully]] said, "His appearance before that sorry outfit a few years ago ... remains impossible to explain, at least if you’re trying to absolve him."<ref> Matthew Scully, "[http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/249937/bard-right-matthew-scully Bard of the Right]", ''National Review Online'', October 16, 2010.</ref>

===Political philosophy===
Through much of his career, Sobran identified as a [[paleoconservative]] and supported strict interpretation of the [[U.S. Constitution]]. In 2002 Sobran announced his philosophical and political shift to libertarianism ([[paleolibertarian]] [[anarcho-capitalism]]) citing inspiration by theorists [[Murray Rothbard]] and [[Hans-Hermann Hoppe]].<ref>Joseph Sobran, "[http://www.sobran.com/reluctant.shtml The Reluctant Anarchist]," ''Sobran's,'' December 2002.</ref> He has referred to himself as a "theo-[[Anarchism|anarchist]]."<ref>[http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=55 Scott Horton interview with Sobran]</ref> In the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Sobran endorsed [[Constitution Party (United States)|Constitution Party]] candidate [[Chuck Baldwin]].<ref>http://www.amconmag.com/article/2008/nov/03/00036/</ref>

Sobran said [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] teachings are consistent with his opposition to [[abortion]] and the [[Iraq War]]. He also argued that the [[9/11 attacks]] were a result of the U.S. government's policies regarding the [[Middle East]]. He claimed those policies are formed by the "[[Jewish]]-[[Zionism|Zionist]] powers that be in the United States."<ref>Joseph Sobran, "[http://www.sobran.com/issuetexts/2002-04.htm West Meets East, Again]," ''Sobran's,'' April 2002.</ref>

Sobran considered [[Communism]] a significantly Jewish phenomenon, writing:

: ''[[Christians]] knew that Communism — often called “[[Jewish Bolshevism]]” — would bring awful persecution with the ultimate goal of the annihilation of Christianity. While the atheistic Soviet regime made war on Christians, murdering tens of thousands of Orthodox priests, it also showed its true colors by making anti-Semitism a capital crime. Countless Jews around the world remained pro-Communist even after Stalin had purged most Jews from positions of power in the Soviet Union.''<ref name=jews>http://sobran.com/jewid.shtml</ref>

He believed about the Jewish people that "History is replete with the lesson that a country in which the Jews get the upper hand is in danger."<ref name=jews/>

==Quotes==
* ''"...If I'm 'courageous,' what do you call [[Mark Weber]] and the [[Institute for Historical Review]]? They have been smeared far worse than I have; moreover, they have been seriously threatened with death. Their offices have been firebombed. Do they at least get credit for courage? Not at all. They remain almost universally vilified. When I met Mark, many years ago, I expected to meet a raving Jew-hating fanatic, such being the generic reputation of 'Holocaust deniers.' I was immediately and subsequently impressed to find that he was just the opposite: a mild-mannered, good-humored, witty, scholarly man who habitually spoke with restraint and measure, even about enemies who would love to see him dead. The same is true of other members of the Institute. In my many years of acquaintance with them, I have never heard any of them say anything that would strike an unprejudiced listener as unreasonable or bigoted."'' – Joseph Sobran, who for years was a nationally syndicated columnist and a National Review senior editor, about Weber and the IHR at the 2002 IHR Conference

==Personal life==
Sobran was twice married and [[divorce]]d. He had four children, and was survived by ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild.<ref name=obit>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/02/books/02sobran.html|title=William Grimes, "Joseph Sobran, Writer Whom Buckley Mentored, Dies at 64," October 1, 2010|publisher=nytimes.com|accessdate=October 2, 2010|date=October 1, 2010}}</ref>

==Books and other publications==
Sobran was the author of many books, including one about William Shakespeare, ''Alias Shakespeare: Solving the Greatest Literary Mystery of All Time'' (1997), wherein he espoused the [[Oxfordian theory]] that [[Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford|Edward de Vere]], the 17th Earl of Oxford, was the true author of the plays usually attributed to William Shakespeare of [[Stratford-on-Avon]].

At the time of his death, he was working on two books: one concerning [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s presidency and the [[United States Constitution]], and another about de Vere's poetry.

He is also the author of:
* ''Single Issues: Essays on the Crucial Social Questions'' – Human Life Press – 1983
* ''Alias Shakespeare: Solving the Greatest Literary Mystery of All Time'' – Free Press 1997
* ''Hustler: The Clinton Legacy'' – Griffin Communications 2000

Sobran has produced a number of published articles and speeches, including:
* ''Anything Called a Program is Unconstitutional'' – Griffin Communications – 2001
* ''The Church Today: Less Catholic Than the Pope?'' – National Committee of Catholic Laymen – 1979
* [http://www.sobran.com/articles/tyranny.shtml ''How Tyranny Came to America''], ''Sobran's'', n.d.
* [http://www.wildwestcycle.com/f_pensees.htm ''Pensees: Notes for the reactionary of tomorrow''] ''[[National Review]]'', December 31, 1985. (extended essay)
* ''Power and Betrayal'' – Griffin Communications – 1998

At the 1994 Costs of Wars conference at the Mises Institute, Sobran presented a speech on [https://mises.org/mp3/War/War10.mp3 "Shakespeare on War and Empire"].

== External links ==
*[http://www.sobran.com/ Official website]
*[https://codoh.com/library/authors/1420/ Codoh: Authors: Joseph Sobran]
*[http://www.fpp.co.uk/Sobran/index.html The Writings of Joseph Sobran] - on [[David Irving]]'s Focal Point Publications website.

=== On Joseph Sobran ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20210813160739/https://www.conservapedia.com/Joseph_Sobran Joseph Sobran], Conservapedia
*[https://vdare.com/articles/jared-taylor-remembers-joe-sobran Jared Taylor Remembers Joe Sobran]
*[https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2010/10/01/joe-sobran-1946-2010/ Joe Sobran (1946-2010)]
*[https://codoh.com/library/document/2171/?lang=en Joseph Sobran and Historical Revisionism]
*[https://vdare.com/articles/thinking-about-joe-sobran Thinking About Joe Sobran]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101218080757/http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=39309 Not Your Average Joe] by [https://web.archive.org/web/20101206234146/http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=212277 Ann Coulter]

==References==
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	Sobran wrote a column for the [[Catholic]] newsweekly ''[[The Wanderer (newspaper)\|The Wanderer]]'' entitled ''Washington Watch'' from 1986 to 2007. He also had a monthly column that appears in ''[[Catholic Family News]].'' He wrote the "Bare Bodkin" column for ''[[Chronicles (magazine)\|Chronicles]]''. Additionally, his essays have appeared in ''[[The Human Life Review]]'', ''Celebrate Life!'', and ''The Free Market''. Sobran was media fellow of the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]].<ref>See, e.g., [https://mises.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=639 May 1990 issue] of ''The Free Market'' and [http://blog.mises.org/14087/joseph-sobran-1946-2010/ Mises.org blog comment].</ref> In 1986 Sobran was bold enough to praise [[Wilmot Robertson]]'s ''[[Instauration]]'' magazine, calling it, "often brilliant, covering a beat nobody else will touch and doing so with wide-ranging observation and bitter wit." [http://news.google.com/newspapersnid=861&dat=19860519&id=U41dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a1wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3349,5586741]		Sobran wrote a column for the [[Catholic]] newsweekly ''[[The Wanderer (newspaper)\|The Wanderer]]'' entitled ''Washington Watch'' from 1986 to 2007. He also had a monthly column that appears in ''[[Catholic Family News]].'' He wrote the "Bare Bodkin" column for ''[[Chronicles (magazine)\|Chronicles]]''. Additionally, his essays have appeared in ''[[The Human Life Review]]'', ''Celebrate Life!'', and ''The Free Market''. Sobran was media fellow of the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]].<ref>See, e.g., [https://mises.org/freemarket_detail.aspx?control=639 May 1990 issue] of ''The Free Market'' and [http://blog.mises.org/14087/joseph-sobran-1946-2010/ Mises.org blog comment].</ref> In 1986 Sobran was bold enough to praise [[Wilmot Robertson]]'s ''[[Instauration]]'' magazine, calling it, "often brilliant, covering a beat nobody else will touch and doing so with wide-ranging observation and bitter wit." [http://news.google.com/newspapersnid=861&dat=19860519&id=U41dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a1wNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3349,5586741]

	Sobran was fired from ''[[National Review]]'' in 1993 for a series of columns Buckley considered "contextually anti-Semitic";<ref name=context>{{cite web\| title=Wills Watching\| first= Michael \|last= McDonald \| url= http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Wills-watching-7069 \| date=June 2011 \| publisher=[[The New Criterion]]\| accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref> [[Norman Podhoretz]]; a Zionist [[neocon]] ~~Jew~~ wrote that Sobran's columns were "anti-Semitic in themselves, and not merely 'contextually.'" Buckley disagreed with Podhoretz's accusation, noting that he "By this I mean that if he had been talking, let us say, about the lobbying interests of the Arabs or of the Chinese, he would not have raised eyebrows as an anti-Arab or an anti-Chinese."<ref>William F. Buckley, Jr., "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n24_v43/ai_11810753/ In search of anti-Semitism: what Christians provoke what ~~Jews~~? Why? By doing what? – And vice versa]", [[National Review]],'' 30 December 1991.</ref> One such comment was that the ''New York Times'' "really ought to change its name to ''Holocaust Update.''"<ref>Jim Naureckas, "[http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1338 The Philadelphia Inquirer's New Spectrum: From Centrism to Anti-Semitism]," FAIR, November/December 1995.</ref> Sobran claimed that founder William F. Buckley told him to "stop antagonizing the Zionist crowd," and Buckley accused him of [[libel]] and moral incapacitation.<ref>Ralph Z. Hallow, "War of words raging at National Review," ''[[Washington Times]],'' October 7, 1993.</ref> Sobran also complained of "a more or less official national obsession with a tiny, faraway socialist [[ethnocracy]]."<ref>"In Pursuit of Anti-Semitism," ''National Review,'' 16 March 1992.</ref>		Sobran was fired from ''[[National Review]]'' in 1993 for a series of columns Buckley considered "contextually anti-Semitic";<ref name=context>{{cite web\| title=Wills Watching\| first= Michael \|last= McDonald \| url= http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Wills-watching-7069 \| date=June 2011 \| publisher=[[The New Criterion]]\| accessdate=2011-06-06}}</ref> [[Norman Podhoretz]]; a Zionist [[neocon]] jew wrote that Sobran's columns were "anti-Semitic in themselves, and not merely 'contextually.'" Buckley disagreed with Podhoretz's accusation, noting that he "By this I mean that if he had been talking, let us say, about the lobbying interests of the Arabs or of the Chinese, he would not have raised eyebrows as an anti-Arab or an anti-Chinese."<ref>William F. Buckley, Jr., "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n24_v43/ai_11810753/ In search of anti-Semitism: what Christians provoke what jews? Why? By doing what? – And vice versa]", [[National Review]],'' 30 December 1991.</ref> One such comment was that the ''New York Times'' "really ought to change its name to ''Holocaust Update.''"<ref>Jim Naureckas, "[http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1338 The Philadelphia Inquirer's New Spectrum: From Centrism to Anti-Semitism]," FAIR, November/December 1995.</ref> Sobran claimed that founder William F. Buckley told him to "stop antagonizing the Zionist crowd," and Buckley accused him of [[libel]] and moral incapacitation.<ref>Ralph Z. Hallow, "War of words raging at National Review," ''[[Washington Times]],'' October 7, 1993.</ref> Sobran also complained of "a more or less official national obsession with a tiny, faraway socialist [[ethnocracy]]."<ref>"In Pursuit of Anti-Semitism," ''National Review,'' 16 March 1992.</ref>

	Sobran was named the [[Constitution Party (United States)\|Constitution Party]]'s vice presidential nominee in 2000, but withdrew in April 2000 citing scheduling conflicts with his journalistic commitments.<ref> http://politics1.com/constitution.htm</ref>		Sobran was named the [[Constitution Party (United States)\|Constitution Party]]'s vice presidential nominee in 2000, but withdrew in April 2000 citing scheduling conflicts with his journalistic commitments.<ref> http://politics1.com/constitution.htm</ref>
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	In 2001 and 2003, Sobran spoke at conferences organized by [[World War II]] historian [[David Irving]],<ref> [http://www.citybeat.com/2003-08-27/porkopolis.shtml CityBeat: Porkopolis (2003-08-27)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> sharing the podium with [[Paul Fromm (politician)\|Paul Fromm]], [[Charles D. Provan]], and [[Mark Weber]], director of the [[Institute for Historical Review]]. In 2002 he spoke at the Institute for Historical Review's annual conference.<ref>http://www.ihr.org/conference/14thconf/sobranconf.html</ref> In his speech, which he also reprinted in his newsletter, Sobran said:		In 2001 and 2003, Sobran spoke at conferences organized by [[World War II]] historian [[David Irving]],<ref> [http://www.citybeat.com/2003-08-27/porkopolis.shtml CityBeat: Porkopolis (2003-08-27)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> sharing the podium with [[Paul Fromm (politician)\|Paul Fromm]], [[Charles D. Provan]], and [[Mark Weber]], director of the [[Institute for Historical Review]]. In 2002 he spoke at the Institute for Historical Review's annual conference.<ref>http://www.ihr.org/conference/14thconf/sobranconf.html</ref> In his speech, which he also reprinted in his newsletter, Sobran said:

	: ''I am not, heaven forbid, a “Holocaust denier.” I lack the scholarly competence to be one. ... Why on earth is it 'anti-~~Jewish~~' to conclude from the evidence that the standard numbers of ~~Jews~~ murdered are inaccurate, or that the Hitler regime, bad as it was in many ways, was not, in fact, intent on racial extermination? Surely these are controversial conclusions; but if so, let the controversy rage.''<ref>http://www.sobran.com/fearofjews.shtml</ref></blockquote>		: ''I am not, heaven forbid, a “Holocaust denier.” I lack the scholarly competence to be one. ... Why on earth is it 'anti-jewish' to conclude from the evidence that the standard numbers of jews murdered are inaccurate, or that the Hitler regime, bad as it was in many ways, was not, in fact, intent on racial extermination? Surely these are controversial conclusions; but if so, let the controversy rage.''<ref>http://www.sobran.com/fearofjews.shtml</ref></blockquote>

	Referring to his appearance at IHR conferences, ~~Jewess~~ agitator [[Deborah Lipstadt]] wrote:		Referring to his appearance at IHR conferences, jewess agitator [[Deborah Lipstadt]] wrote:

	: ''"Mr. Sobran may not have been an unequivocal denier, but he gave support and comfort to the worst of them."''<ref>Deborah Lipstadt, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/opinion/l05sobran.html 'Skeptical' on the Holocaust?]," ''The New York TImes,'' October 5, 2010.</ref> Writing in the [[National Review]], [[Matthew Scully]] said, "His appearance before that sorry outfit a few years ago ... remains impossible to explain, at least if you’re trying to absolve him."<ref> Matthew Scully, "[http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/249937/bard-right-matthew-scully Bard of the Right]", ''National Review Online'', October 16, 2010.</ref>		: ''"Mr. Sobran may not have been an unequivocal denier, but he gave support and comfort to the worst of them."''<ref>Deborah Lipstadt, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/05/opinion/l05sobran.html 'Skeptical' on the Holocaust?]," ''The New York TImes,'' October 5, 2010.</ref> Writing in the [[National Review]], [[Matthew Scully]] said, "His appearance before that sorry outfit a few years ago ... remains impossible to explain, at least if you’re trying to absolve him."<ref> Matthew Scully, "[http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/249937/bard-right-matthew-scully Bard of the Right]", ''National Review Online'', October 16, 2010.</ref>
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	Through much of his career, Sobran identified as a [[paleoconservative]] and supported strict interpretation of the [[U.S. Constitution]]. In 2002 Sobran announced his philosophical and political shift to libertarianism ([[paleolibertarian]] [[anarcho-capitalism]]) citing inspiration by theorists [[Murray Rothbard]] and [[Hans-Hermann Hoppe]].<ref>Joseph Sobran, "[http://www.sobran.com/reluctant.shtml The Reluctant Anarchist]," ''Sobran's,'' December 2002.</ref> He has referred to himself as a "theo-[[Anarchism\|anarchist]]."<ref>[http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=55 Scott Horton interview with Sobran]</ref> In the [[United States presidential election, 2008\|2008 presidential election]], Sobran endorsed [[Constitution Party (United States)\|Constitution Party]] candidate [[Chuck Baldwin]].<ref>http://www.amconmag.com/article/2008/nov/03/00036/</ref>		Through much of his career, Sobran identified as a [[paleoconservative]] and supported strict interpretation of the [[U.S. Constitution]]. In 2002 Sobran announced his philosophical and political shift to libertarianism ([[paleolibertarian]] [[anarcho-capitalism]]) citing inspiration by theorists [[Murray Rothbard]] and [[Hans-Hermann Hoppe]].<ref>Joseph Sobran, "[http://www.sobran.com/reluctant.shtml The Reluctant Anarchist]," ''Sobran's,'' December 2002.</ref> He has referred to himself as a "theo-[[Anarchism\|anarchist]]."<ref>[http://www.weekendinterviewshow.com/InterviewDisplay.aspx?i=55 Scott Horton interview with Sobran]</ref> In the [[United States presidential election, 2008\|2008 presidential election]], Sobran endorsed [[Constitution Party (United States)\|Constitution Party]] candidate [[Chuck Baldwin]].<ref>http://www.amconmag.com/article/2008/nov/03/00036/</ref>

	Sobran said [[Roman Catholic Church\|Catholic]] teachings are consistent with his opposition to [[abortion]] and the [[Iraq War]]. He also argued that the [[9/11 attacks]] were a result of the U.S. government's policies regarding the [[Middle East]]. He claimed those policies are formed by the "[[~~Jewish~~]]-[[Zionism\|Zionist]] powers that be in the United States."<ref>Joseph Sobran, "[http://www.sobran.com/issuetexts/2002-04.htm West Meets East, Again]," ''Sobran's,'' April 2002.</ref>		Sobran said [[Roman Catholic Church\|Catholic]] teachings are consistent with his opposition to [[abortion]] and the [[Iraq War]]. He also argued that the [[9/11 attacks]] were a result of the U.S. government's policies regarding the [[Middle East]]. He claimed those policies are formed by the "[[jewish]]-[[Zionism\|Zionist]] powers that be in the United States."<ref>Joseph Sobran, "[http://www.sobran.com/issuetexts/2002-04.htm West Meets East, Again]," ''Sobran's,'' April 2002.</ref>

	Sobran considered [[Communism]] a significantly ~~Jewish~~ phenomenon, writing:		Sobran considered [[Communism]] a significantly jewish phenomenon, writing:

	: ''[[Christians]] knew that Communism — often called “[[~~Jewish~~ Bolshevism]]” — would bring awful persecution with the ultimate goal of the annihilation of Christianity. While the atheistic Soviet regime made war on Christians, murdering tens of thousands of Orthodox priests, it also showed its true colors by making anti-Semitism a capital crime. Countless ~~Jews~~ around the world remained pro-Communist even after Stalin had purged most ~~Jews~~ from positions of power in the Soviet Union.''<ref name=jews>http://sobran.com/jewid.shtml</ref>		: ''[[Christians]] knew that Communism — often called “[[jewish Bolshevism]]” — would bring awful persecution with the ultimate goal of the annihilation of Christianity. While the atheistic Soviet regime made war on Christians, murdering tens of thousands of Orthodox priests, it also showed its true colors by making anti-Semitism a capital crime. Countless jews around the world remained pro-Communist even after Stalin had purged most jews from positions of power in the Soviet Union.''<ref name=jews>http://sobran.com/jewid.shtml</ref>

	He believed about the ~~Jewish~~ people that "History is replete with the lesson that a country in which the ~~Jews~~ get the upper hand is in danger."<ref name=jews/>		He believed about the jewish people that "History is replete with the lesson that a country in which the jews get the upper hand is in danger."<ref name=jews/>

	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
	* ''"...If I'm 'courageous,' what do you call [[Mark Weber]] and the [[Institute for Historical Review]]? They have been smeared far worse than I have; moreover, they have been seriously threatened with death. Their offices have been firebombed. Do they at least get credit for courage? Not at all. They remain almost universally vilified. When I met Mark, many years ago, I expected to meet a raving ~~Jew~~-hating fanatic, such being the generic reputation of 'Holocaust deniers.' I was immediately and subsequently impressed to find that he was just the opposite: a mild-mannered, good-humored, witty, scholarly man who habitually spoke with restraint and measure, even about enemies who would love to see him dead. The same is true of other members of the Institute. In my many years of acquaintance with them, I have never heard any of them say anything that would strike an unprejudiced listener as unreasonable or bigoted."'' – Joseph Sobran, who for years was a nationally syndicated columnist and a National Review senior editor, about Weber and the IHR at the 2002 IHR Conference		* ''"...If I'm 'courageous,' what do you call [[Mark Weber]] and the [[Institute for Historical Review]]? They have been smeared far worse than I have; moreover, they have been seriously threatened with death. Their offices have been firebombed. Do they at least get credit for courage? Not at all. They remain almost universally vilified. When I met Mark, many years ago, I expected to meet a raving jew-hating fanatic, such being the generic reputation of 'Holocaust deniers.' I was immediately and subsequently impressed to find that he was just the opposite: a mild-mannered, good-humored, witty, scholarly man who habitually spoke with restraint and measure, even about enemies who would love to see him dead. The same is true of other members of the Institute. In my many years of acquaintance with them, I have never heard any of them say anything that would strike an unprejudiced listener as unreasonable or bigoted."'' – Joseph Sobran, who for years was a nationally syndicated columnist and a National Review senior editor, about Weber and the IHR at the 2002 IHR Conference

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==