William F. Jasper

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William F. Jasper is an American journalist and author, and a senior editor of The New American, and long-time member of the John Birch Society.[1][2][3][4][5]

Background[edit]

Ridenbaugh Hall (1980) at the University of Idaho, where Jasper attended college

William F. Jasper was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He grew up in the Pacific Northwest. He received a bachelor's degree in child psychology and education from the University of Idaho.[1][2]

Career[edit]

Logo of The New American (publication of the John Birch Society), where Jasper has worked since 1985

In 1976, Jasper joined the John Birch Society as a researcher. Soon he began to write for its magazines, American Opinion and The Review of the News, and when they merged in 1985, for The New American. In 1990 he became a senior editor.[1][2]

Jasper has written on "foreign and domestic politics, national security, education, immigration, constitutional issues, the culture war, and most notably, the United Nations."[1] He has appeared on radio and television programs.[1][2]

Personal life[edit]

Jasper married Carmen, with whom he had two sons.[1]

Works[edit]

Jasper discusses the Oklahoma City Bombing in the 2004 documentary Conspiracy?[6]

His essay "Increased Federal Funding Is Wasteful" appears in the 1994 book Water: Opposing Viewpoints as an example of a right-wing position.[7] His essay "Militias Can Achieve Their Goals Through Peaceful Means" appears in the 1997 book The Militia Movement.[8] His essay "Subversion Through Perversion" appears in the 2006 book Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments as an example of right-wing writings.[9] His name, book Global Tyranny (1992), and essays "Reviewing the Rhodes Legacy" (1995) and "Why Not World Government" (1996) appear in the 2005 book Freedom, a Fading Illusion.[4] His essay "ObamaCare: The Plan Is to Transition to 'Single-Payer' Socialized Medicine" appears in the 2014 book The Affordable Care Act.[5]

Books

  • Global Tyranny-Step by Step: The United Nations and the Emerging New World Order. Appleton, Wisconsin: Western Islands, December 1992. ISBN 0-88279-135-4 LCCN 92-81764. 350 pages. Bibliography available.
  • The United Nations Exposed: The Internationalist Conspiracy to Rule the World. Appleton, Wisconsin: John Birch Society, 2001. ISBN 978-1881919049 OCLC 226043056. 338 pages.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "William F. Jasper". John Birch Society. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "William F. Jasper". Utah Talk Radio. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. ^ "William F. Jasper". Coast to Coast to George Noury. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b Umpenhour, Charles Merlin (2005). Freedom, a Fading Illusion. Bookmakers Ink. pp. 97 (ID, quote), 357–358 (citations), 427. ISBN 9780972678957. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b Tamara Thompson, ed. (2014). The Affordable Care Act. Greenhaven Publishing LLC. pp. 12–20. ISBN 9780737771503. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Full Cast & Crew." Conspiracy? (TV Series), Season 1, Episode 9: The Oklahoma City Bombing, December 12, 2004.
  7. ^ Carol Wekesser, ed. (1994). Water: Opposing Viewpoints. Greenhaven Press. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  8. ^ Charles P. Cozic, ed. (1997). The Militia Movement. Greenhaven Press. pp. 31–50. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  9. ^ Lester Faigley; Jack Selzer, eds. (2006). Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments: Reading, Designing, and Writing Effective Arguments. Longman. pp. 395–442. ISBN 9780321364968. Retrieved 26 November 2018.

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