Alan Bock
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Alan Bock was an American libertarian
author. He was a senior editorial writer and former editorial page editor for the Orange County Register. He wrote regular columns for WorldNetDaily
and Antiwar.com
and was a contributing editor at Liberty
magazine. He had also been published in The American Conservative
.
Bock attended the University of California, Los Angeles
. He is the author of four books:
Bock died on May 18, 2011 after entering hospice due to cancer. He was 67.
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
author. He was a senior editorial writer and former editorial page editor for the Orange County Register. He wrote regular columns for WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily
WorldNetDaily is an American web site that publishes news and associated content from a U.S. conservative perspective. It was founded in May 1997 by Joseph Farah with the stated intent of "exposing wrongdoing, corruption and abuse of power" and is headquartered in Washington, D.C.-History:In...
and Antiwar.com
Antiwar.com
Antiwar.com is a website devoted to opposing aggressive war, imperialism, and assaults on freedom associated with both. The editors describe their politics as libertarian. Their stated motiviation is, "to show how the imperialistic tendencies of the American government lead to a loss of civil...
and was a contributing editor at Liberty
Liberty (1987)
Liberty is a leading libertarian journal founded in 1987 by R. W. Bradford in Port Townsend, Washington, and currently edited from San Diego, California, by Stephen Cox...
magazine. He had also been published in The American Conservative
The American Conservative
The American Conservative is a monthly U.S. opinion magazine published by Ron Unz. Its first editor was Scott McConnell, his successors being Kara Hopkins and the present incumbent, Daniel McCarthy....
.
Bock attended the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
. He is the author of four books:
- Ecology Action Guide, 1970.
- The Gospel Life of Hank Williams, 1976.
- Ambush at Ruby Ridge, 1995.
- Waiting to Inhale: the Politics of Medical Marijuana, 2000.
Bock died on May 18, 2011 after entering hospice due to cancer. He was 67.
External links
- Bio at OCRegister.com
- Bio from the Advocates for Self-Government
- Alan Bock columns at Antiwar.com
- Alan Bock's Official Website AlanBock.com