''The New American'' (''TNA'') is a

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print magazine published twice a month and a digital news source published daily online by American Opinion Publishing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the

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. The magazine was created in 1985 from the merger of two JBS publications: ''American Opinion'' and ''The Review of the News''.

History

In February 1956, before his foundation of the

over two years later,

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created his first publication, a monthly entitled ''One Man's Opinion'', which became known two years later as ''American Opinion''. Additionally, in 1965, he established a JBS-affiliated publication known as ''The Review of the News'', which was intended for a larger readership and covered news. In September 1985, ''American Opinion'' was merged with ''The Review of the News'' to create ''The New American'', with the aim of attracting a readership large enough to "make the saving of our country possible."''The New American'', January 5, 1987 Letter from the Editor The magazine's name was inspired by Robert Welch's "New Americanism" essay. It was first headquartered in

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. In 2007, ''TNA'' published a special issue devoted to opposing a

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; approximately 500,000 copies were distributed. In September 2019, during the

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article included claims about his business dealings in Ukraine and his father Joe Biden's motivations for going after a Ukrainian prosecutor; the claims were sourced to ''

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'' and ''The New American''. ''TNA'' has described what it sees as American

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and threats to the family, including abortion, drugs, homosexuality, crime, violence, teenage pregnancy, teen suicide, feminism, and pornography. Contributors have included

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, Samuel Blumenfeld,

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, and

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References

External links

* * ''American Opinion'' book list (1968) {{DEFAULTSORT:New American, The 1985 establishments in the United States Bimonthly magazines published in the United States Conspiracist media John Birch Society Magazines established in 1985 Magazines published in Boston Magazines published in Wisconsin Conservative magazines published in the United States