11 Facts About Lew Rockwell

Racist and homophobic content in those newsletters became a controversy in Paul's later campaigns; Lew Rockwell denied ghostwriting it but acknowledged a role in the promotion.

Lew Rockwell partnered with Rothbard in 1982 to found the Mises Institute in Alabama, where as of 2025, Lew Rockwell still serves as chairman.

Lew Rockwell met the anarcho-capitalist Murray Rothbard in 1975 and credits Rothbard with convincing him to abandon minarchism and reject the state completely.

In 1985, Lew Rockwell was named a contributing editor to Conservative Digest.

Lew Rockwell served as Vice President of the Center for Libertarian Studies in Burlingame, California, which published the Rothbard-Lew Rockwell Report.

Lew Rockwell was closely associated with Rothbard until Rothbard's death in 1995.

Lew Rockwell was Ron Paul's congressional chief of staff from 1978 to 1982 and was a consultant to Paul's 1988 Libertarian Party campaign for President of the United States.

Lew Rockwell was vice-chair of the exploratory committee for Paul's run for the 1992 Republican Party nomination for president.

Lew Rockwell admitted to Kirchick that he was "involved in the promotion" of the newsletters and wrote the subscription letters but denied ghostwriting the articles.

In 1982, Lew Rockwell founded the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, and is chairman of the board.

The Mises Institute published Lew Rockwell's Speaking of Liberty, an anthology of editorials which were originally published on his website, along with transcripts from some of his speaking engagements.