''Taki's Magazine'', called ''Takimag'' for short, is an

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of politics and culture published by the Greek

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commentator and socialite

Taki Theodoracopulos Panagiotis "Taki" Theodoracopulos (; el, text=Παναγιώτης "Τάκης" Θεοδωρακόπουλος ; born 11 August 1936) is a Greek journalist and writer. He has lived in New York City, London, and Gstaad. Early life and education ...

and edited by his daughter Mandolyna Theodoracopulos. Initially called ''Taki's Top Drawer'', the site was redesigned and relaunched under its current title in March 2008 with a subsequent redesign in 2010. It has published articles by far-right figures such as

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and the

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; the white supremacist Richard Spencer was an early ''Taki's'' editor. It received criticism in 2013 after it published articles in support of the Greek neo-Nazi political party Golden Dawn.

History

Founded on 5 February 2007, the intent of the site, according to Theodoracopulos, was to "shake up the stodgy world of so-called 'conservative' opinion." Theodoracopulos said: "''Takimag'' is a libertarian webzine. We believe the best stories are smart, cheeky, and culturally relevant. We take our politics like we take life—lightly." Theodoracopulos, a "New York society gadfly" and the playboy son of a Greek shipping magnate, has been a controversial columnist in publications like ''

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'', and noted for his use of racial and ethnic slurs. ''Taki's'' drew note for its inclusion of

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and white supremacist authors. '' Vox'' called it "openly racist" in 2016. '' New York'' magazine in 2017 said ''Taki's'' appealed to "hepcat paleoconservatives and cosmopolitan racists". ''Taki's Magazine'' had Richard Spencer as its editor for about two years, through 2009; Spencer's tenure played a key role in marshaling and naming what would eventually become the alt-right. Indeed, Spencer first coined the term "alternative right" around 2008, for a headline he devised for an article by Kevin DeAnna about the development of a new, less neo-conservative, more racialist politics emerging in the conservative movement. This term was later adopted and shortened to "alt-right".

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was fired by ''

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'' in 2012 after he wrote a derogatory column for ''Taki's Magazine'' responding to " the talk" given by American black parents to their children.

' ''Taki's'' column, which began around 2011, made casual use of racial and anti-gay slurs, as described by the

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. In 2016, McInnes announced on the ''Taki's'' website the founding of his

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street-fighting group the Proud Boys.

''Taki's Top Drawer''

The name ''Taki's Top Drawer'' also refers to a section which appeared in the ''

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''. Edited by Theodoracopulos and Sam Schulman, it featured Taki's regular

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, as well as contributions from other notable paleoconservatives, such as Alexander Boot, and libertarians, including George Szamuely. Scott McConnell has also contributed, and the site carries syndicated columns by Pat Buchanan and

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References

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