Justin Raimondo

Justin Raimondo (born Dennis Raimondo on November 18, 1951) is an American author and the editorial director of the website Antiwar.com. He describes himself as a "conservative-paleo-libertarian." While a teenager, Raimondo took a brief interest in Objectivism before joining Young Americans for Freedom. In the 1970s, he became active in the Libertarian Party. He "joined the party in 1974, and was active in the MacBride for President campaign, the LP's second White House bid." With Eric Garris, he organized the "Radical Caucus", which brought them to the attention of the libertarian theorist Murray Rothbard. In 1983, after a schism in the Libertarian Party, Raimondo left and attempted to organize a libertarian faction in the Republican...