Peter Brimelow facts for kids

Peter Brimelow (born October 13, 1947) is a writer and journalist. He is known for starting the website VDARE. This website focuses on anti-immigration views. It is also linked to ideas like white nationalism and white supremacy.

Brimelow used to work as a writer and editor for magazines like National Review and Forbes. He also wrote columns for Dow Jones' MarketWatch. In 1999, he started an organization called the Center for American Unity. He describes his own political views as "paleoconservative." Some people also see him as a leader in the alt-right movement.

Early Life and Education

Peter Brimelow was born in 1947 in Warrington, England. His father, Frank Sanderson Brimelow, worked in transport. Peter and his twin brother went to the University of Sussex in England. He earned a bachelor's degree there in 1970. Later, he studied at Stanford University in the United States. He received a master's degree in business in 1972.

Career Highlights

After finishing his studies, Brimelow worked as a securities analyst. This job involves studying investments. He then moved to Toronto, Canada. There, he worked as a business writer and editor. He wrote for publications like Financial Post and Maclean's.

From 1978 to 1980, he worked for a US Senator named Orrin Hatch. In 1980, Brimelow moved to New York. He continued his career in journalism. He wrote for well-known magazines such as Barron's and Fortune.

In 1990, Peter Brimelow won an important award. He received a Gerald Loeb Award for an article. The article was called "The Litigation Scandal." He wrote it for Forbes magazine with Leslie Spencer.

Views and Publications

Peter Brimelow has strong views on immigration. He is against both illegal and legal immigration. This is even though he himself moved to the United States. He has said that some Spanish-speaking immigrants are "completely dysfunctional." He also said that California was once a "paradise." He believed it was "rapidly turning into Hispanic slum" because of immigration.

Brimelow has been called a white nationalist and a white supremacist. These terms mean someone who believes white people are superior. They also believe white people should have their own country or control society. In 2020, he sued The New York Times. He did this because they called him a "white nationalist." However, a judge later said the newspaper was allowed to use that term.

VDARE Website

Brimelow founded the website VDARE. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) describes VDARE as a hate group. A hate group is an organization that promotes hatred against a group of people. The SPLC says VDARE became a place for people with extreme right-wing views. VDARE has published articles by writers who are also called white nationalists.

The Anti-Defamation League also describes VDARE as a racist anti-immigrant group. Brimelow has appeared on a talk radio show called The Political Cesspool. This show is described as "pro-white." After the 2008 presidential election, Brimelow suggested that the Republican Party should focus on "white votes" to win.

As of 2010, he was an editor at a website called Alternative Right. He has also spoken at events hosted by the National Policy Institute. This group is run by Richard Spencer. In 2012, Brimelow spoke at a conference called CPAC. He talked about how he believes the idea of multiculturalism is failing. Multiculturalism is when many different cultures live together in one society.

Alien Nation Book

Peter Brimelow wrote a book called Alien Nation: Common Sense About America's Immigration Disaster. This book criticizes how the United States has handled immigration since 1965.

A review in Foreign Affairs magazine said the book made some good points. However, it also criticized Brimelow for defining American identity based on race. It also said his ideas were very extreme. The SPLC called it an "infamous anti-immigrant book."

The Worm in the Apple Book

Another book by Brimelow is The Worm in the Apple. This book talks about public education and teachers' unions. Teachers' unions are groups that represent teachers. Brimelow believes these unions are very harmful. He also thinks that trying to give everyone a high school education is not a good idea.

Some people praised the book. George Mitchell, a public policy consultant, wrote that Brimelow showed how unions can stop new ideas in schools. However, Julia E. Koppich, an education consultant, had a different view. She said Brimelow's language was too strong. She also felt the book didn't talk much about actual classrooms or schools. She called the book an "anti-public school polemic." A polemic is a strong written attack on someone or something.

The Patriot Game Book

Brimelow also wrote The Patriot Game: National Dreams and Political Realities. This book offers a conservative look at Canada. An article in Maclean's magazine said this book helped shape the ideas of former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Personal Life

Peter Brimelow's first wife was Margaret Alice "Maggy" Laws. She was from Newfoundland, Canada. They met in New York. They were married until she passed away from cancer in 2004. Brimelow had two children with Maggy: Alexander and Hannah Claire. Hannah is a blogger for a website called Timcast.

In 2007, Brimelow married Lydia Sullivan. Lydia is also involved with the VDARE website. She is the president of the VDARE Foundation. She is also the publisher of VDARE.com.

See also

In Spanish: Peter Brimelow para niños