リチャード・B・スペンサー

Richard Spencer is one of those figures where the more you know about him, the less impressive he becomes — a University of Chicago-educated guy who apparently decided the most interesting thing he could do with that background was rebrand white supremacy as the "alt-right" and pitch it to a new generation. He got his moment in the spotlight around 2016-2017, viral for all the wrong reasons, including a memorable incident where he got punched on camera that sparked a genuine national debate about political violence. His ideas aren't new, his arguments don't hold up to scrutiny, and his influence has steadily shrunk as the movement he helped popularize fragmented. I find him more useful as a case study in how fringe ideologies get repackaged than as any kind of serious thinker.

Name (English)

リチャード・B・スペンサー

Name (Japanese)

リチャード・B・スペンサー

Reading

りちゃーど・B・すぺんさー

Born

May 11, 1978 (age 48)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Horse

Origin

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Occupation

writer / journalist / columnist / podcaster / political activist

University

University of Chicago

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/RichardBSpencer
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BBB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9A%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Massachusetts
• writer
• journalist
• columnist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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