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'''''The Spotlight''''' previously know for a short period as the '''''National Spotlight''''' was a weekly newspaper publish by the [[Liberty Lobby]] from 1975 till 2001.<ref>''Blood and Politics: The History of the White | '''''The Spotlight''''' previously know for a short period as the '''''National Spotlight''''' was a weekly newspaper publish by the [[Liberty Lobby]] from 1975 till 2001.<ref>''Blood and [[Politics]]: The [[History]] of the [[White]] [[Fascist]] Movement...'', by [[Leonard Zeskind]], page 32</ref> The publication had over 1,350 nonstop issues, unprecedented for an [[American]] fascist publication.<ref>[http://americanfreepress.net/willis-a-carto-american-patriot-dead-at-89/ Willis A. Carto, American Patriot, Dead at 89]</ref> The paper ran news and opinion articles with a [[populist]] and anti-establishment view on a variety of subjects including [[race]] and [[Zionism]]. ''The Spotlight'' for a while was the most widely-read patriotic periodical in the [[United States]], with circulation peaking over 300,000 in the early 1980s.<ref>''White Rage'', by Martin Durham, page 26</ref> While circulation experienced a steady drop after that, it continued to be published until Liberty Lobby's demise in 2001. | ||
In 2001, Liberty Lobby and [[Willis Carto]] lost a lawsuit brought by a rival group which had earlier gained control of the [[Institute for Historical Review]], and the ensuing judgment bankrupted the organization. Carto thereafter started a new newspaper, the ''[[American Free Press]],'' which was very similar in overall tone to ''The Spotlight''. | In 2001, Liberty Lobby and [[Willis Carto]] lost a lawsuit brought by a rival group which had earlier gained control of the [[Institute for Historical Review]], and the ensuing judgment bankrupted the organization. Carto thereafter started a new newspaper, the ''[[American Free Press]],'' which was very similar in overall tone to ''The Spotlight''. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* ''[[Liberty Letter]]'' | * ''[[Liberty Letter]]'' | ||
* [[List of American | * [[List of American Fascist publications]] | ||
* ''[[Instauration]]'', an intellectual [[racialist]] journal from the same period | * ''[[Instauration]]'', an intellectual [[racialist]] journal from the same period | ||
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*[http://www.libertylobby.org/index.html The SPOTLIGHT, by Liberty Lobby] | *[http://www.libertylobby.org/index.html The SPOTLIGHT, by Liberty Lobby] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:31, 21 February 2024
The Spotlight previously know for a short period as the National Spotlight was a weekly newspaper publish by the Liberty Lobby from 1975 till 2001.[1] The publication had over 1,350 nonstop issues, unprecedented for an American fascist publication.[2] The paper ran news and opinion articles with a populist and anti-establishment view on a variety of subjects including race and Zionism. The Spotlight for a while was the most widely-read patriotic periodical in the United States, with circulation peaking over 300,000 in the early 1980s.[3] While circulation experienced a steady drop after that, it continued to be published until Liberty Lobby's demise in 2001.
In 2001, Liberty Lobby and Willis Carto lost a lawsuit brought by a rival group which had earlier gained control of the Institute for Historical Review, and the ensuing judgment bankrupted the organization. Carto thereafter started a new newspaper, the American Free Press, which was very similar in overall tone to The Spotlight.
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See also
- Liberty Letter
- List of American Fascist publications
- Instauration, an intellectual racialist journal from the same period
References
- ↑ Blood and Politics: The History of the White Fascist Movement..., by Leonard Zeskind, page 32
- ↑ Willis A. Carto, American Patriot, Dead at 89
- ↑ White Rage, by Martin Durham, page 26
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