The Social Contract Press (SCP) is an American publisher of
white nationalist
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and
anti-immigrant
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literature. It is a program of U.S. Inc., a foundation formed by
John Tanton
John Hamilton Tanton (February 23, 1934 – July 16, 2019) was an American ophthalmologist, white nationalist and anti-immigration activist. He was the founder and first chairman of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), an anti- ...
, who was called by the
Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation. Based in Montgomery, Alabama, it is known for its legal cases against white s ...
(SPLC) "the racist founder and principal ideologue of the modern nativist movement". Founded in 1990, it publishes the quarterly ''Social Contract'' journal, as well as reprints and new works.
The editor of the journal since 1998 is Wayne Lutton, a white nationalist author whose book ''The Social Contract'' was banned from entering Canada as hate literature. Lutton has led or been involved with various white nationalist groups, anti-LGBT efforts, and other far-right activities. He has said the United States should be a country for only whites, telling a
white supremacist
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conference, "We are the real Americans, not the Hmong, not Latinos, not the Siberian-Americans."
Since 2006, Kevin Lamb has been the managing editor of ''The Social Contract''. Lamb was fired as managing editor of ''
Human Events
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'' and ''The Evans-Novak Political Report'' after it was revealed that he was also editing the white nationalist journal ''
The Occidental Quarterly
''The Occidental Quarterly'' is an American white nationalist magazine published by the Charles Martel Society. Its stated purpose is to defend "the cultural, ethnic, and racial interests of Western European peoples" and examine "contemporary po ...
'' at the same time. Lamb had contributed work to racist publications since the early 1990s, according to the SPLC.
Social Contract Press has been described by the SPLC as a hate group, and by ''
The Guardian
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The Guardian
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'' It reprinted
Jean Raspail
Jean Raspail (, 5 July 1925 – 13 June 2020) was a French author, traveler, and explorer. Many of his books are about historical figures, exploration and indigenous peoples. He was a recipient of the prestigious French literary awards Grand Pri ...
's 1973 fantasy novel ''
The Camp of the Saints
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''. In 1996, editor Lutton described the book as a warning to white Americans, who he claimed were the "real Americans". According to SPLC, the novel was one of several racist works published by the company.
Social Contract Press's staff overlaps with, and has promoted, other white nationalist, white supremacist and anti-immigration organizations such as VDARE, to which an entire issue of the journal was dedicated; the
Federation for American Immigration Reform
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) is a non profit, anti-immigration organization in the United States. The group publishes position papers, organizes events, and runs campaigns in order to advocate for changes in U.S. immig ...
New Century Foundation
The New Century Foundation is a white supremacist organization founded in 1994 by Jared Taylor known primarily for publishing a magazine, ''American Renaissance'', which promotes white supremacy. From 1994 to 1999, its activities received conside ...
's ''
American Renaissance
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'' magazine; and the
Council of Conservative Citizens
The Council of Conservative Citizens (CofCC or CCC) is an American white supremacist organization. Founded in 1985, it advocates white nationalism, and supports some paleoconservative causes. In the organization's statement of principles, it st ...
.
See also
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List of organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as hate groups
The following is a list of U.S.-based organizations that are classified as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The SPLC is an American nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litig ...