Rockford Institute
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Rockford Institute is a conservative think-tank associated with paleoconservatism, based in Rockford, Illinois.[1] It runs the John Randolph Club, [2] and publishes Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture.
It was founded by Rockford College President John A. Howard in 1976 as a response to American social changes of the 1960s. Allan Carlson served as president until 1997. He left with John Howard to found The Howard Center for Family, Religion & Society, on offshoot of the Rockford Institute.[1] They took with them two publications: Religion and Society Report and Family in America. Thomas Fleming, editor of Chronicles, succeeded Carlson as president.[1]
The institute and Lutheran pastor Richard John Neuhaus invited Cardinal Ratzinger to give a lecture in New York in January 1988.[3] On May 5, 1989, Neuhaus and his Religion and Society Center were evicted from the institute's New York office after he complained about what he said were "the racist and anti-Semitic tones" of the institute's Chronicles magazine.[1][4] The charge, which was supported by other leading conservatives, was denied by the institute.[5] They said the office, called Rockford East, was closed for budgetary reasons and because of concerns that Neuhaus was not following institute policies.[5] According to political commentator David Frum, the split was seen by leading conservatives as a sign of the division between the paleoconservative and the neo-conservative elements of the movement.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Duin, Julia (December 10, 1997). "Rockford Institute chief leaves to form his own think tank". Washington Times: p. A.2.
- ^ Heidi Beirich; Mark Potok (Winter 2003). "Paleoconservatives' Decry Immigration". Southern Poverty Law Center. http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2003/winter/keeping-america-white. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ Franklin, James L. (February 1, 1988). "PROMOTER OF THE DOCTRINE VATICAN'S CARDINAL RATZINGER DEALS WITH DOGMA AND DISPUTES IN US VISIT". Boston Globe: p. 2.
- ^ "Father Richard Neuhaus; Vocal US Lutheran pastor and civil rights activist who became a leading Catholic conservative commentator". The Times (London (UK)): p. 75. January 16, 2009.
- ^ a b BERNSTEIN, RICHARD (May 16, 1989). "Magazine Dispute Reflects Rift on U.S. Right". New York Times: p. A.1.
- ^ Frum, David (June 2, 1989). "Cultural Clash on the Right". Wall Street Journal: p. 1.
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