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Rockford Institute

Overview
Rockford Institute is a conservative think-tank associated with Paleoconservatism
Paleoconservatism
Paleoconservatism is a term for an anti-communist and anti-imperialist right-wing political philosophy in the United States stressing tradition, civil society and anti-federalism, along with religious, regional, national and Western identity. Chilton Williamson, Jr...

, based in Rockford, Illinois
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2000 U.S...

. It was founded by Rockford College
Rockford College
Rockford College is a private American liberal arts college in Rockford, Illinois. It was founded in 1847 as Rockford Female Seminary and changed its name in 1892. The college is known as the alma mater of Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, who was a member of the class of...

 President Dr. John Howard in 1976 as a response to American social changes of the 1960s. It is known for the John Randolph Club
John Randolph Club
The John Randolph Club is a paleoconservative social and political organization founded in the 1980s and operated by the Rockford Institute. It is named after John Randolph of Roanoke , a 19th century U.S...

, and publishes Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture
Chronicles (magazine)
Chronicles is a U.S. monthly magazine published by the Rockford Institute. Its full current name is Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture...

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  • Thomas Fleming - President
  • Christopher J.
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Rockford Institute is a conservative think-tank associated with Paleoconservatism
Paleoconservatism
Paleoconservatism is a term for an anti-communist and anti-imperialist right-wing political philosophy in the United States stressing tradition, civil society and anti-federalism, along with religious, regional, national and Western identity. Chilton Williamson, Jr...

, based in Rockford, Illinois
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Rockford is often referred to as "The Forest City" and is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2000 U.S...

. It was founded by Rockford College
Rockford College
Rockford College is a private American liberal arts college in Rockford, Illinois. It was founded in 1847 as Rockford Female Seminary and changed its name in 1892. The college is known as the alma mater of Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, who was a member of the class of...

 President Dr. John Howard in 1976 as a response to American social changes of the 1960s. It is known for the John Randolph Club
John Randolph Club
The John Randolph Club is a paleoconservative social and political organization founded in the 1980s and operated by the Rockford Institute. It is named after John Randolph of Roanoke , a 19th century U.S...

, and publishes Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture
Chronicles (magazine)
Chronicles is a U.S. monthly magazine published by the Rockford Institute. Its full current name is Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture...

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Staff

  • Thomas Fleming - President
  • Christopher J. Check - Executive Vice-President
  • Scott P. Richert - System administrator for the Institute’s computer network
  • Srđa Trifković
    Srđa Trifković
    Srđa Trifković is a Serbian-American writer and was foreign-affairs editor for the paleoconservative magazine Chronicles. He has a PhD in history from the University of Southampton...

    - Director of The Rockford Institute’s Center for International Affairs

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