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Jared Taylor, editor of American Renaissance, recalls meeting Samuel T. Francis in the late 1980s after being struck by Francis’s writing in a San Francisco newspaper, recognizing him as a kindred intellectual. Their initial meeting in Washington, D.C., marked the beginning of a cherished friendship and professional collaboration, with Taylor noting that Francis was a key figure in encouraging him to launch American Renaissance and promised to contribute regularly. Taylor describes Francis as a man of immense intellectual depth, with a warm and sensitive nature beneath a gruff exterior, and someone who was shy and often greeted callers as if they were bill collectors.

William Shockley in His Own Words is an article by Thomas Jackson, originally published in American Renaissance in January 1993. It examines the controversial later career of William B. Shockley, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist best known for co-inventing the transistor. The article focuses on Shockley’s views on eugenics, race, and intelligence, drawing heavily from his writings and research proposals between 1965 and 1975.

In the article, Taylor speaks of Michael Levin's book "Why Race Matters". He emphasizes hereditarian views—particularly that IQ differences between races are partly genetic—and critiques multiculturalism, affirmative action, and mass immigration. He contends that recognizing racial differences is essential for formulating effective public policy and preserving social stability.

10 Unbelievable Things the Chinese Believe" published on Taki's Magazine, the list is full of his controversial and satirical observations about Chinese cultural beliefs and practices. These claims reflect McInnes' provocative style and are presented through a highly subjective, often offensive lens.

"Watson Recants" is a 2007 article written by Jared Taylor and published on American Renaissance, a website he founded and edits. The piece discusses James Watson, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist and co-discoverer of the structure of DNA, who faced widespread backlash after making controversial remarks about racial differences in intelligence during a 2007 interview.

Article by Jim Goad for Taki Mag circa 2010. To purchase books by Jim Goad go to https://jimgoad.net/

Article by Jim Goad for Taki Mag circa 2014. To purchase books by Jim Goad go to https://jimgoad.net/

The 1957 documentary Black and White in South Africa is a short film produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) that offers a dispassionate analysis of South Africa's racial policies during the early years of apartheid. Directed by John Howe and Ronald Dick, and narrated by Edgar McInnis, the film examines the roots of racial segregation, the motivations behind apartheid, and its implications for both South Africa and the wider Commonwealth

Glayde Whitney was a behavioral geneticist and professor of psychology at Florida State University who became a controversial figure for his views on race and genetics. He argued for the biological reality of race, asserting that human racial groups are valid biological categories with significant genetic and phenotypic differences. His work was primarily published in outlets such as American Renaissance and Mankind Quarterly, which are widely criticized for promoting racialist and pseudoscientific ideas. Whitney contended that modern genetics, particularly studies of allele frequencies, supports traditional racial classifications. He claimed that statistical analysis of genetic variation "gives results that are essentially identical to the racial groupings established by traditional anthropology," calling this a "virtually irrefutable demonstration of the reality of race."

The Case for Low and Slow" is a 2018 article by University of Pennsylvania law professor Amy Wax, published in the Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy. The paper argues for significantly reducing and slowing U.S. immigration levels, primarily on cultural grounds rather than economic ones. Wax contends that large-scale immigration, especially from non-Western countries, threatens America’s national identity, social cohesion, and institutional integrity. She distinguishes between two forms of nationalism: