
I met Louis Andrews at an event in 2009. The first time I spoke to him was at a breakfast table, prior to a day's worth of talks. On that occasion this amiable Southerner sported a white beard and sandals, the latter in defiant opposition to everyone else's polished lace-up shoes. Without introducing each other, we talked about American society and history, a topic on which he understatedly articulated radically unconventional opinions. Later that day someone mentioned that Louis Andrews—the gentleman I had spoken to earlier in the day—chaired the National Policy Institute and owned Washington Summit Publishers, which had published books by Richard Lynn and similar authors—books that have changed the world, for any modern discussion or controversy about race differences has originated from the research published in those books. Until then I had only known him by reputation. I subsequently learnt that Mr. Andrews had in a previous incarnation been a successful private mortgage broker, and the originator of the Stalking the Wild Taboo project, an educational website aimed at disseminating research on racial differences in intelligence and racial dynamics. Later on, while discussing his plans as a publisher, we agreed to keep in touch, as I was interested in making his titles available in United Kingdom (they are now and you can order them here). What follows is my interview with him, conducted on 16 April 2011. Unlike previous interviews (with Tomislav Sunic, Greg Johnson, Jaenelle Antas, Kevin MacDonald, and Richard Spencer), this one was not conducted in writing by email; the questions were read out to him and he answered verbally. The replies below are as they were given, with only minimal editing. Read the interview here.
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