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A near-forgotten journal of occasional significance, The Truth Seeker, turned 150 years old last September. That makes it, by its own claim, the “World’s Oldest Freethought Publication.” Not that there’s an awful lot of competition there, unless you wish to make mischievous arguments in favor of The Atlantic Monthly or The Economist.
Over the years I crossed paths with the Truth Seeker a few times, yet somehow managed to remain oblivious to key points in its history. For example, I only recently discovered — or was reminded again — that The Truth Seeker Company was the original American publisher of Francis Parker Yockey’s Imperium. (more…)