The John Randolph Club (JRC) is a paleoconservative social and political organization founded in the 1980s and operated by the Rockford Institute with chapters throughout the United States. It is named after John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833), a 19th century U.S. Congressman from Virginia. The term paleoconservative (sometimes shortened to paleo or paleocon when the context is clear) refers to an American branch of conservative Old Right thought that is frequently at odds with the current of conservative thought as espoused by the Republican Party elite. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Autographed portrait of John Randolph John Randolph (June 2, 1773 - May 24, 1833) was a Representative and a Senator from Virginia, USA. He was born in Cawsons, Virginia, and was known as John Randolph of Roanoke to distinguish him from relatives. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ...

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: Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. Often referred to as The Forest City, Rockford has 150,115 residents, while the metro area has 320,204 residents (2000 Census). ... Heartland is a most often a geopolitical term, often used to refer to a central area of Eurasia that is remote and inaccessible from the periphery. ... This medieval map, which abstracts the known world to a cross inscribed within an orb, remakes geography in the service of Christian iconography. ...

• 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 Chronicles Magazine, 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. A family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family is a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups, typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by comparable legal relationships including domestic partnership, adoption, surname and in some cases ownership (as was the case in the Roman... Liberty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Politics is a process by which collective decisions are made within groups. ... Economics (deriving from the Greek words οίκω [okos], house, and νέμω [nemo], rules hence household management) is the social science that studies the allocation of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants. ... Literature is literally acquaintance with letters as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning an individual written character (letter)). The term has generally come to identify a collection of texts, which in Western culture are mainly prose, both fiction and non-fiction... Winged Victory of Samothrace exihibited in the Louvre. ... The term Western world or the West can have multiple meanings depending on its context. ... When someone sincerely agrees with an assertion, they are claiming that it is the truth. ... Many religions and spiritual movements hold certain written texts (or series of spoken legends not traditionally written down) to be sacred. ... Chronicles is a US monthly magazine published by the paleoconservative Rockford Institute. ... The term paleoconservative (sometimes shortened to paleo or paleocon when the context is clear) refers to an American branch of conservative Old Right thought that is frequently at odds with the current of conservative thought as espoused by the Republican Party elite. ... This article deals with the post-invasion period in Iraq and its occupation. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. ... John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943, Aurora, Colorado) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ...

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. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Murray Newton Rothbard Murray Newton Rothbard (March 2, 1926 - January 7, 1995) was an American economist and political theorist belonging to the Austrian School of Economics who helped define modern libertarianism and anarcho-capitalism. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... Justin Raimondo (born Dennis Raimondo on November 18, 1951) is a libertarian author and the editorial director of the website Antiwar. ... Antiwar. ...

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."

Opposition

The Rockford Institute's detractors describe it as neo-Confederate and anti-Islam. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), submission (to the will of God)) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second-largest religion. ...

There may be ties between the JRC and the League of the South.[1] A young girl waves the Confederacys third national flag after the conclusion of a League demonstration in Montgomery, Alabama, fall of 2004. ...

Offices

Chronicles/The Rockford Institute
928 N. Main St., Rockford, IL 61103

External links

• Official JRC web site
• About the Rockford Institute
• Criticism of the Rockford Institute