Posted on August 24, 2022

‘Academic Racist’ Jared Taylor Bringing ‘Defense of White Identity’ to ASU

Katya Schwenk, Phoenix New Times, August 23, 2022

Well-known extremist and self-proclaimed “white advocate” Jared Taylor is coming to the Valley next week to speak at Arizona State University.

The name of his upcoming lecture? “If We Do Nothing: A Defense of White Identity Politics.”

Taylor — dubbed the “Academic Racist” by the Anti-Defamation League and a white nationalist by the Southern Poverty Law Center — is the founder of American Renaissance, a blatantly racist and influential website. He’s scheduled to speak on Friday, September 2.

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His visit to the Tempe campus, announced Monday, has already sparked a flurry of pushback. Local left-leaning organizations coordinated “flood the phone” drives to protest Taylor’s appearance.

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This time around, Taylor is being hosted by conservative student group College Republicans United. {snip}

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Tickets were initially available for purchase on Eventbrite, but the online ticketing platform removed the event and said it violated its terms of service, according to American Renaissance.

The event has been reposted on another, more accommodating website. For now, tickets are still up for sale.

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