10 Facts About Human Events

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Human Events is an American conservative political news and analysis website.

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Human Events was founded in 1944 by Felix Morley, William Henry Chamberlin, Frank Hanighen, and Henry Regnery.

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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".

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Human Events backed US military intervention in the Vietnam War; after the war ended, the publication blamed American liberals for the collapse of South Vietnam.

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In July 1985, Human Events gave qualified support to Apartheid South Africa, describing the country as "a pro-Western bulwark that provides more in the way of freedom and wealth to its blacks than the vast majority of black African states".

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In December 2020, Human Events announced that 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.

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In May 2021, Human Events announced that conspiracy theorist Jack Posobiec had been hired as senior editor.

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8.

Human Events was former U S President Ronald Reagan's "favorite reading for years, " writes biographer Richard Reeves.

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Just before his 1982 tax hike, Reagan met with what he called "some of my old friends from Human Events", who warned him about "disloyal" White House staff who favored making a deal on taxes with the Democratic Congress.

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10.

In 2005, Human Events published a list of the "Ten Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries:".

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