Editing Human Events (section)

==History==
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''Human Events'' was founded in 1944 by [[Felix Morley]], [[William Henry Chamberlin]], [[Frank Hanighen]], and [[Henry Regnery]].{{sfn|Nash|1976|p=14}}<ref name="NYT Regnery">{{cite news |title=Henry Regnery, 84, Ground-Breaking Conservative Publisher |first=Robert McC.|last=Thomas Jr. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 23, 1996 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/23/us/henry-regnery-84-ground-breaking-conservative-publisher.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726133505/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/23/us/henry-regnery-84-ground-breaking-conservative-publisher.html|archivedate=July 26, 2009|url-status=live|accessdate=September 6, 2022}}</ref><ref>Gillian Peele, 'American Conservatism in Historical Perspective', in ''Crisis of Conservatism? The Republican Party, the Conservative Movement, & American Politics After Bush'', Gillian Peele, Joel D. Aberbach (eds.), Oxford: [[Oxford University Press]], 2011, p. 21</ref> Morley was previously editor of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' from 1933 to 1940.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1982/03/15/won-first-pulitzer-for-the-washington-post/86c17d36-356d-4712-acab-cf64250d195b/|title= Won First Pulitzer for The Washington Post |newspaper=The Washington Post|date=March 15, 1982|last=Weil|first=Martin|accessdate=September 6, 2022}}</ref> Regnery formerly worked for the [[Resettlement Administration]], a [[New Deal]]-era federal agency.<ref name="NYT Regnery"/> In its early years, ''Human Events'' was "a small-circulation weekly news sheet concentrating on foreign policy," wrote George H. Nash in ''The Conservative Intellectual Movement in American Since 1945''.{{sfn|Nash|1976|p=14}} ''Human Events'' had only 127 subscribers in its first year.{{sfn|Nash|1976|p=335}}

Returning from a trip to Europe in 1949, Morley criticized the [[Cold War]], leading to disagreements with Hanighen and Regnery about combating Communism. After Hanighen and Regnery denied his proposal for sole editorial control of the magazine, Morley resigned as ''Human Events'' editor in 1950, a move that Nash recounted as "[a]nother product of the friction between [[Old Right (United States)|Old Right]] and [[New Right#First New Right|New Right]]."{{sfn|Nash|1976|pp=124-125}} In 1951, [[Frank Chodorov]], former director of the [[Henry George]] School of Social Science<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.henrygeorgeschool.org/|title=hgsss.org – Henry George School of Social Science|website=www.henrygeorgeschool.org|access-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826060914/http://www.henrygeorgeschool.org/|archive-date=26 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> in [[New York City|New York]], replaced Morley as editor, merging his newsletter, ''analysis'', into ''Human Events''.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Steeleman |first=Aaron |editor-first=Ronald |editor-last=Hamowy |editor-link=Ronald Hamowy |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism |chapter=Chodorov, Frank (1887–1966) |year=2008 |publisher= [[SAGE Publications]], [[Cato Institute]] |location= Thousand Oaks, CA |isbn= 978-1-4129-6580-4 |oclc=750831024| lccn = 2008009151 |pages=62–63 |doi=10.4135/9781412965811.n41 }}</ref>

By the early 1960s, Allan Ryskind (son of [[Morrie Ryskind]]) and Thomas Winter had acquired the publication.<ref name="Shirley 2005 337">{{cite book |title=Reagan's revolution: the untold story of the campaign that started it all |last=Shirley |first=Craig |year=2005 |publisher=Thomas Nelson, Inc. |isbn=978-0-7852-6049-3 |page=337 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fPWPDH-0TZYC |access-date=5 February 2011}}</ref> Contributors to ''Human Events'' from the 1960s to the 1980s included [[Spiro Agnew]], [[James L. Buckley]], Peter Gemma, [[Pat Buchanan]], [[Ralph de Toledano]], [[Russell Kirk]], [[Phyllis Schlafly]], [[Murray Rothbard]] and [[Henry Hazlitt]].<ref name="hea">{{cite magazine |title=Advertisement for ''Human Events'' |magazine=[[The American Spectator]] |date=February 1974 |page=29 }}</ref> By 1964, the circulation of ''Human Events'' surpassed 100,000 copies.{{sfn|Nash|1976|p=335}} During the [[presidency of Richard Nixon]], ''Human Events'' became "perhaps the most influential conservative journal in the Washington political community," wrote Nash.{{sfn|Nash|1976|p=335}} Other regular writers included [[Robert Novak]], [[Ann Coulter]], Terence P. Jeffrey, and John Gizzi, its chief political editor. Contributors have included [[Sean Hannity]], [[Newt Gingrich]], [[Paul Craig Roberts]], [[Cliff Kincaid]], and [[Pat Sajak]].{{Citation Needed|date=June 2019}} ''[[Newsweek]]'' reported that although ''Human Events'' did not have a large readership outside the Washington D.C. area, "the tough little tabloid enjoys an impact out of all proportion to its circulation".<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Newsweek |date=September 6, 1971 }}</ref>

''Human Events'' backed US military intervention in the [[Vietnam War]]; after the war ended, the publication [[Vietnam stab-in-the-back myth|blamed American liberals]] for the collapse of [[South Vietnam]].<ref>"The liberal betrayal of Vietnam" ''Human Events'' editorial, reprinted in David L Bender and Gary E McCuen, ''The Indochina War : why our policy failed''.  Opposing Viewpoints series, v. 11. Greenhaven Press, 1975. {{ISBN|0-912616-36-9}}</ref>

In July 1985, ''Human Events'' gave qualified support to [[Apartheid]] South Africa, describing the country as "a pro-[[Western world|Western]] bulwark that provides more in the way of freedom and wealth to its blacks than the vast majority of black African states".<ref>"Why Did Conservatives Join the Anti-South Africa Brigade?" ''Human Events'', December 29, 1984. Cited in Thomas Bodenheimer and Robert Gould, ''Rollback!: Right-wing Power in U.S. Foreign Policy''. Boston, MA : South End Press, 1989. (p. 86)</ref><ref>"Such arch-conservative magazines as ''Human Events'' usually take the South Africa point of view in various controversies, or defend that country against criticism from American and other sources". [[Alfred O. Hero Jr.]], and John Barratt ''The American people and South Africa : publics, elites, and policymaking processes''.  Lexington Books, MA, .1981. {{ISBN|0669043206}} (p.  41)</ref> ''Human Events'' also described [[Nelson Mandela]] as the main obstacle to peace in South Africa: "While [[P. W. Botha|President Botha]] is moving at a fast and furious pace to end the apartheid system, Mandela remains as adamant a revolutionary as ever. He's still a Marxist, still a man of violence, still a supporter of the Communist-run [[African National Congress|ANC]]". It was not without sympathy for the plight of blacks under the system however, giving black power activist [[Steve Biko]] a thoughtful obituary. The perspective offered throughout was that Marxist rule in South Africa was the worst option, however bad others might be.<ref>''Human Events'' July 6, 1985, Cited in Piero Gleijeses, ''Visions of freedom : Havana, Washington, Pretoria and the struggle for Southern Africa, 1976–1991''. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2013. {{ISBN|9781469609683}}</ref>

Eagle Publishing placed the magazine up for sale in February 2013, when it announced that it would close the publication if no buyer could be found.<ref name="forsale">{{cite web |url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/02/conservative-mag-human-events-for-sale-157574.html |title=Conservative magazine Human Events up for sale, could close |publisher=[[Politico.com]] |date=February 21, 2013 |access-date=February 23, 2013 |archive-date=February 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225054702/http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/02/conservative-mag-human-events-for-sale-157574.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 27, 2013, ''Human Events'' announced that, after 69 years, it would halt publication of the print edition but would continue to maintain the websites HumanEvents.com and [[RedState]] with original reporting. Eagle Publishing, which acquired the magazine in 1993, said that it had been subsidizing the publication for several years but could no longer afford to do so: "the realities of the [[24-hour news cycle]] and the brutal economics of a weekly print publication have become insurmountable."<ref name=washtimes>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/27/human-events-shutter-newspaper-after-70-years/|title=Valerie Richardson, "Stop the Presses! Human Events to shutter newspaper after 70 years," February 27, 2013|work=[[Washington Times]]|access-date=March 2, 2013|archive-date=August 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808022153/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/feb/27/human-events-shutter-newspaper-after-70-years/|url-status=live}}</ref>

''Human Events'' printed 40,000 copies per week and had a staff of 15 full-time employees. A "restructuring" plan that involved layoffs had already been attempted but was insufficient to allow continuation of the print edition.<ref name=washtimes/>

In January 2014, Eagle Publishing was acquired by [[Salem Media Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com:8080/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/60615-salem-communications-buys-eagle-publishing.html|title=Salem Communications Buys Eagle Publishing|access-date=16 January 2018|archive-date=February 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221225136/http://www.publishersweekly.com:8080/pw/by-topic/industry-news/industry-deals/article/60615-salem-communications-buys-eagle-publishing.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2019, political writer [[Raheem Kassam]] and lawyer Will Chamberlain purchased ''Human Events'' from Salem Media Group for $300,000 with a view of returning ''Human Events'' to regular online publication.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/01/breitbart-alum-resuscitate-human-events/|title=Breitbart alum to resuscitate Human Events|last1=Wemple|first1=Erik|date=1 March 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=17 May 2019|archive-date=April 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422062726/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/01/breitbart-alum-resuscitate-human-events/|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 1, 2019, ''Human Events'' was re-launched under the management of Kassam as Global editor-in-chief and Chamberlain as publisher.<ref>{{cite web |last=Guaglione |first=Sara |date=March 20, 2019 |title=Salem Media Group Acquires Conservative Site PJ Media |url=https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/333455/salem-media-group-acquires-conservative-site-pj-me.html |access-date=1 June 2019 |website=Mediapost |archive-date=June 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601201340/https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/333455/salem-media-group-acquires-conservative-site-pj-me.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On August 8, 2019, ''Human Events'' announced that Kassam was leaving the outlet, and the Editor-in-Chief responsibilities would be taken over by Chamberlain.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 9, 2019 |title=Human Events Announces Changes to Leadership Team |url=https://humanevents.com/2019/08/08/human-events-announces-changes-to-leadership-team/ |website=Human Events |access-date=August 11, 2019 |archive-date=September 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905191822/https://humanevents.com/2019/08/08/human-events-announces-changes-to-leadership-team/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2020, ''Human Events'' announced that [[Jeff Webb (entrepreneur)|Jeff Webb]], founder of [[Varsity Spirit]], had been appointed as co-publisher and senior news editor, and that Webb and his team would build a daily news platform.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-10|title=Human Events Announces Addition of Jeff Webb as its new Co-Publisher and Sr. News Editor|url=http://humanevents.com/2020/12/10/human-events-announces-addition-of-jeff-webb-as-its-new-co-publisher-and-sr-news-editor/|access-date=2021-05-24|website=Human Events|language=en|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520191342/https://humanevents.com/2020/12/10/human-events-announces-addition-of-jeff-webb-as-its-new-co-publisher-and-sr-news-editor/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2021, ''Human Events'' announced that [[conspiracy theorist]]{{refn|name=conspiracy theorist|Sources describing Posobiec as a conspiracy theorist: <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Loadenthal |first1=Michael |title=We Protect Us: Cyber Persistent Digital Antifascism and Dual Use Knowledge |journal=[[Studies in Conflict & Terrorism]] |date=19 June 2023 |page=5 |doi=10.1080/1057610X.2023.2222903 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371703158 |access-date=13 January 2024 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |language=en |issn=1057-610X |via=[[ResearchGate]] |quote=There are also book-length treatments authored by far-right agitator Andy Ngo, and alt-right conspiracy-theorist Jack Posobiec, which both rely on the sensationalism of violence as their focus. |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510231748/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371703158_We_Protect_Us_Cyber_Persistent_Digital_Antifascism_and_Dual_Use_Knowledge |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hawley |first1=George |title=The Alt-Right: What Everyone Needs to Know® |date=7 November 2018 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-090522-4 |page=195 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R9t1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA195 |language=en |via=[[Google Books]] |quote=Aside from McInnes, ''The Rebel'' has employed several other figures whose views may be described as Alt-Right or Alt-Lite, including Lauren Southern, conspiracy theorist and pro-Trump political activist Jack Posobiec, and far-right Canadian political commentator Faith Goldy. |access-date=January 13, 2024 |archive-date=January 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113010751/https://books.google.com/books?id=R9t1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA195 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bauer |first1=Mareike |last2=Heimstädt |first2=Maximilian |last3=Franzreb |first3=Carlos |last4=Schimmler |first4=Sonja |title=Clickbait or conspiracy? How Twitter users address the epistemic uncertainty of a controversial preprint |journal=Big Data & Society |date=July 2023 |volume=10 |issue=2 |doi=10.1177/20539517231180575 |publisher=[[Sage Publications|Sage]] |language=en |issn=2053-9517 |quote=We classified the user as a conspiracy theorist, as they used words like ‘Deep State’ or retweeted content from well-known conspiracy theorists like Jack Posobiec.|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bittle |first1=Jake |title=Ronald Reagan's Favorite Magazine Has Gone Full MAGA |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/164396/human-events-trump-ronald-reagan-magazine-maga |magazine=[[The New Republic]] |access-date=13 January 2024 |date=November 26, 2021 |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927183142/https://newrepublic.com/article/164396/human-events-trump-ronald-reagan-magazine-maga |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rink |first1=Matthew |title=Shapiro calls on Mastriano to rescind invitation to alt-right operative Jack Posobiec |url=https://www.goerie.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2022/10/12/jack-posobiec-doug-mastriano-alt-right-operative-rally-erie-pa/69552579007/ |website=[[Erie Times-News]] |access-date=13 January 2024 |date=October 11, 2022 |archive-date=January 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113010749/https://www.goerie.com/story/news/politics/elections/state/2022/10/12/jack-posobiec-doug-mastriano-alt-right-operative-rally-erie-pa/69552579007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}} [[Jack Posobiec]] had been hired as senior editor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Baragona|first=Justin|date=2021-05-20|title=Notorious Pizzagater Jack Posobiec Leaves OAN for Conservative Youth Group Turning Point USA|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/notorious-pizzagater-jack-posobiec-leaves-oan-for-conservative-youth-group-turning-point-usa|access-date=2021-06-30|website=[[The Daily Beast]]|language=en|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520171541/https://www.thedailybeast.com/notorious-pizzagater-jack-posobiec-leaves-oan-for-conservative-youth-group-turning-point-usa|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2022, ''Human Events'' announced that it had acquired ''[[The Post Millennial]]'', a Canadian conservative online news magazine.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Goforth |first=Claire |date=2022-05-05 |title=Human Events, Post Millennial join together in big right-wing media merger |url=https://www.dailydot.com/debug/post-millennial-human-events-acquisition/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=[[The Daily Dot]] |language=en-US |archive-date=November 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105233813/https://www.dailydot.com/debug/post-millennial-human-events-acquisition/ |url-status=live }}</ref>