John Randolph Club

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The John Randolph Club (JRC) is a paleoconservative social and political organization founded in the 1980s and operated by the Rockford Institute. It is named after John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833), a 19th century U.S. Congressman from Virginia.

1 Political Connections
2 History and activities
3 Offices
4 External links

[edit] Political Connections

The JRC is a program of the Rockford Institute, based in Rockford, Illinois, a political organization which describes itself as the "authentic voice of the American Heartland" with the goals of seeking the "renewal of Christendom" and promoting:

The defense of the family;
The promotion of liberty;
The decentralization of political and economic life;
The celebration of the literary and artistic inheritance of [Western] civilization;
The adherence to Truth, revealed through Scripture and tradition.

JRC events are promoted though the Rockford Institute's flagship publication, Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture, a printed and online paleoconservative political publication that opposes abortion and the war in Iraq, and has taken stances critical of the positions of both President George W. Bush and his one-time opponent Senator John Kerry.

[edit] History and activities

The JRC held its inaugural meeting in January, 1992. Its founding president was Murray Rothbard, who gave a notable address calling on members to "repeal the twentieth century." One of its current leaders is Justin Raimondo, of Antiwar.com.

The JRC has described their own meetings as follows:
"The "Beer-Hall conservatives" of the John Randolph Club meet annually in various cities throughout the republic for a weekend of—in the tradition of the club's namesake, John Randolph of Roanoke—oratory, sprited debate, and conviviality."