Washington Summit Publishers
Encyclopedia
Washington Summit Publishers produces and sells books in the categories of anthropology
, evolution
, genetics
, psychology
, philosophy
, and current events.
Notable and controversial authors published by WSP include psychometricians
Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen, and physicist
-turned-historian
, Michael H. Hart
.
wrote in part about Louis Andrews who was then recently named a director of the National Policy Institute
and managing editor of the Occidental Quarterly
. The article continues "Andrews has written widely on such matters as race and intelligence
, but he also publishes work from likeminded allies. Through his company L.R. Andrews, Inc. (www.lrainc.com), he runs Washington Summit Publishers, which reprints a range of racist tracts, along with books on eugenics. Washington Summit also sells the works of Kevin B. MacDonald
, which Andrews says show why 'anti-Semitism is a naturally expected and powerful phenomenon.'" Andrews also formerly managed American distribution of the Conservative magazine Right Now!, which has been re-branded as The Quarterly Review.
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
, evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
, genetics
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
, psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, and current events.
Notable and controversial authors published by WSP include psychometricians
Psychometrics
Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, personality traits, and educational measurement...
Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen, and physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
-turned-historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, Michael H. Hart
Michael H. Hart
Michael H. Hart is an astrophysicist who has also written three books on history and controversial articles on a variety of subjects. Hart describes himself as a Jeffersonian liberal, while his critics call him a conservative and a racial separatist.-Science:Hart, a graduate of the Bronx High...
.
Criticism
In a 2006 article titled "The New Racialists," the Southern Poverty Law CenterSouthern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center is an American nonprofit civil rights organization noted for its legal victories against white supremacist groups; legal representation for victims of hate groups; monitoring of alleged hate groups, militias and extremist organizations; and educational programs that...
wrote in part about Louis Andrews who was then recently named a director of the National Policy Institute
National Policy Institute
The National Policy Institute is an American white nationalist think tank based in Whitefish, Montana. It describes itself as the right's answer to the Southern Poverty Law Center....
and managing editor of the Occidental Quarterly
Occidental Quarterly
The Occidental Quarterly is a journal "devoted to the ethnic,racial, and cultural heritage that forms the foundation of Western Civilization"...
. The article continues "Andrews has written widely on such matters as race and intelligence
Race and intelligence
The connection between race and intelligence has been a subject of debate in both popular science and academic research since the inception of intelligence testing in the early 20th century...
, but he also publishes work from likeminded allies. Through his company L.R. Andrews, Inc. (www.lrainc.com), he runs Washington Summit Publishers, which reprints a range of racist tracts, along with books on eugenics. Washington Summit also sells the works of Kevin B. MacDonald
Kevin B. MacDonald
Kevin B. MacDonald is a professor of psychology at California State University, Long Beach, best known for his use of evolutionary psychology to inform his study of Judaism as being a "group evolutionary strategy."...
, which Andrews says show why 'anti-Semitism is a naturally expected and powerful phenomenon.'" Andrews also formerly managed American distribution of the Conservative magazine Right Now!, which has been re-branded as The Quarterly Review.