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Antiwar.com is a website devoted to opposing aggressive war, imperialism, and assaults on freedom associated with both. The editors describe their politics as libertarian.[1] Their stated motiviation is, "to show how the imperialistic tendencies of the American government lead to a loss of civil liberties and a centralization of political power".[2]. Guest writers featured on the site include people involved in United States foreign policy decision making such as former C.I.A. agents, self-described "economic hit men", and members of the United States Congress. Although politically libertarian, they also "look for well-written pieces - from both the Left and the Right - that demonstrate the failings of an interventionist foreign policy and big government."[2]

History

The site was founded in December 1995, as a response to the Bosnian war. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation, operating under the auspices of the Randolph Bourne Institute, based in Atherton, California. It was previously affiliated with the Center for Libertarian Studies and functioned before that as an independent, ad-supported endeavor.[3]

Award

On February 18, 1999, Antiwar.com won the "Conservative Site of the Day" award, from Enter Stage Right.[4]

Stance

The site’s first objective “was to fight against intervention in the Balkans under the Clinton presidency.” It “applied the same principles to Clinton's campaigns in Haiti and Kosovo and bombings of Sudan and Afghanistan.” Antiwar.com has consistently opposed all U.S. interventionism, from the bombing of Serbia to the present occupation of Afghanistan. It has also condemned aggressive military action and other forms of belligerence on the part of other governments, as well as what contributors view as the fiscal and civil liberties consequences of war.[5] Wen Stephenson of The Atlantic described the site as marked by “a decidely [sic] right-wing cast of thought.”[6] Its founders characterize themselves as libertarians,[7], and the two principal co-founders were involved in libertarian Republican politics, at the time.

The site features many writers (see below) from across the political spectrum.

Personnel

Site personnel include[8]

  • Justin Raimondo (founder and editorial director)
  • Eric Garris (founder, webmaster, and managing editor)
  • Matthew Barganier (editor)
  • Jeremy Sapienza (assistant webmaster and senior editor)
  • Jason Ditz (news editor)
  • John Glaser (assistant editor)
  • Alexia Gilmore (executive director)
  • Scott Horton (assistant editor)
  • Angela Keaton (development director)
  • Michael Austin (culture editor and outreach coordinator)
  • Michael Ewens (associate editor and student coordinator)
  • Anastasia Kellar (administrative assistant)
  • Robin McElroy (accountant)
  • Kevin Hall (senior researcher)

Writers

Featured writers include:[9]

The site syndicates columns and op-eds by such authors as

Antiwar Radio

Antiwar Radio is hosted by Scott Horton and others including Charles Goyette. It features interviews focused on war, international relations, the growth of state power, civil liberties, and related matters. Recent guests have included:

Reactions

According to Eric Margolis, “Americans would have been totally misled [in the run-up to the Iraq War] had it not been for the Internet sites like ‘Antiwar.com;’ ‘CommonDreams;’ LewRockwell; and Bigeye; and magazines like ‘American Conservative’ and ‘Harpers.’[10] George Szamuely maintained in 2000 that “Antiwar.com now easily outshines the dreary foreign policy mags filled with the self-important vacuities of the Washington apparat.”[11] Antiwar.com is “a thoughtful, well-organized site,” according to the Washington Post’s Linton Weeks.[12] Scott McConnell noted in the New York Press that Antiwar.com was “strikingly successful” and “could claim more readers than Rupert Murdoch’s Weekly Standard once the [Balkan] war began.”[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cf. “Who We Are”, Antiwar.com (Randolph Bourne Institute, 2010) (April 21, 2010).
  2. ^ a b F.A.Q., Antiwar.com (Frequently Asked Questions)
  3. ^ For more historical information, see “Frequently Asked Questions”, Antiwar.com (Randolph Bourne Institute, 2010) (April 22, 2010).
  4. ^ "Conservative Sites of the Day for 1999." Enter Stage Right. Accessed February 20, 2011.
  5. ^ “Who We Are”, Antiwar.com (Randolph Bourne Institute, 2010) (April 21, 2010).
  6. ^ Wen Stephenson, “Not Your Father’s Antiwar Movement,” The Atlantic Online (Atlantic Monthly, April 14, 1999) (April 21, 2010).
  7. ^ “Frequently Asked Questions,” Antiwar.com (Randolph Bourne Institute, n.d.) (April 21, 2010)
  8. ^ See “Who We Are”, Antiwar.com (Randolph Bourne Institute, 2010) (April 22, 2010), for a current list of staff members.
  9. ^ The names of many regular writers are listed on the site’s homepage; additional names also appear on this page: “Antiwar.com Columnists”, Antiwar.com (Randolph Bourne Institute, 2010) (April 22, 2010).
  10. ^ Eric Margolis, “Misled Into War? So What?,” Bigeye.com (n.p., June 16, 2003) (April 21, 2010).
  11. ^ George Szamuely, “Arrogance of Power,” New York Post, April 4, 2000 (republished at Antiwar.com) (April 22, 2010).
  12. ^ Linton Weeks, “Waging War on War,” WashingtonPost.Com (Washington Post, April 15, 1999) (April 22, 2010)
  13. ^ Scott McConnell, “The New Peaceniks,” New York Press, June 22, 1999 (republished at Antiwar.com) (April 21, 2010).
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