Richard B. Spencer

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)

Richard B. Spencer

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

• Xhttps://x.com/RichardBSpencer
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20B.%20Spencer
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16217637

Tags

• Massachusetts
• writer
• journalist
• columnist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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