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'''Michael D. Rectenwald''' is an American author, former professor, and lobbyist. A member of the [[Mises Caucus]] of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]], he has written about 19th-century British [[secularism]] and is a critic of the contemporary [[social justice]] movement.[{{Cite news |last1=O’Brien |first1=Rebecca Davis |last2=Gold |first2=Michael |date=2024-05-27 |title=Libertarians Skip Over Trump and R.F.K. Jr. for Chase Oliver |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/26/us/politics/chase-oliver-libertarian-nominee.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527053004/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/26/us/politics/chase-oliver-libertarian-nominee.html |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}] |
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'''Michael D. Rectenwald''' is an American author, former professor, and lobbyist. A member of the [[Mises Caucus]] of the [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian Party]], he has written about 19th-century British [[secularism]] and is a critic of the contemporary [[social justice]] movement.[{{Cite news |last1=O’Brien |first1=Rebecca Davis |last2=Gold |first2=Michael |date=2024-05-27 |title=Libertarians Skip Over Trump and R.F.K. Jr. for Chase Oliver |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/26/us/politics/chase-oliver-libertarian-nominee.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527053004/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/26/us/politics/chase-oliver-libertarian-nominee.html |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |access-date=2024-06-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}] |
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In 2025, Rectenwald founded the Anti-Zionist America PAC (AZAPAC). According to a 2026 report in ''[[The Intercept]]'', AZAPAC has endorsed far right figures and Hitler apologists. |
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In 2025, Rectenwald founded the '''Anti-Zionist America PAC''' '''(AZAPAC)''', a [[political action committee]]. According to a 2026 report in ''[[The Intercept]]'', AZAPAC has endorsed [[far-right]] figures and Hitler apologists. |
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==Early life and education== |
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Rectenwald was a Professor of Liberal and Global Liberal Studies at [[New York University]] for more than ten years before retiring in January 2019.[{{Cite web |last=Kvetenadze |first=Téa |date=April 18, 2020 |title="Anti-PC" Liberal Studies Professor Michael Rectenwald Has Retired |url=https://nyulocal.com/anti-pc-liberal-studies-professor-michael-rectenwald-has-retired-2684fbd5196b |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=Medium |language=en |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724031511/https://nyulocal.com/anti-pc-liberal-studies-professor-michael-rectenwald-has-retired-2684fbd5196b |url-status=live }}] |
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Rectenwald was a Professor of Liberal and Global Liberal Studies at [[New York University]] for more than ten years before retiring in January 2019.[{{Cite web |last=Kvetenadze |first=Téa |date=April 18, 2020 |title="Anti-PC" Liberal Studies Professor Michael Rectenwald Has Retired |url=https://nyulocal.com/anti-pc-liberal-studies-professor-michael-rectenwald-has-retired-2684fbd5196b |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=Medium |language=en |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724031511/https://nyulocal.com/anti-pc-liberal-studies-professor-michael-rectenwald-has-retired-2684fbd5196b |url-status=live }}] |
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On September 12, 2016, Rectenwald created the anonymous Twitter account @antipcnyuprof, tweeting on the topic of [[social justice]] [[ideology]] on North American colleges and universities. A student reporter for the ''[[Washington Square News]],'' [[New York University]]'s weekly student newspaper, discovered him; he subsequently gave an interview revealing himself as the faculty member behind the account. At the time, he described his politics as “[[left communism|left-communist]].”[{{Cite web|title=Q&A with a Deplorable NYU Professor] |
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On September 12, 2016, Rectenwald created the anonymous Twitter account @antipcnyuprof, tweeting on the topic of [[social justice]] [[ideology]] on North American colleges and universities. A student reporter for the ''[[Washington Square News]],'' [[New York University]]'s weekly student newspaper, discovered him; he subsequently gave an interview revealing himself as the faculty member behind the account. At the time, he described his politics as "[[left communism|left-communist]]."[{{Cite web|title=Q&A with a Deplorable NYU Professor] |
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|url=https://nyunews.com/2016/10/24/qa-with-a-deplorable-nyu-professor/|last=Siu|first=Diamond|date=October 24, 2016|website=Washington Square News}} |
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In 2018, the [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] New English Review Press published Rectenwald's memoir, ''Springtime for [[Snowflake]]s: [[Social Justice]] and Its [[Postmodern]] Parentage''. In the memoir, Rectenwald critiques the contemporary social justice culture in academia, arguing that it has promoted an [[authoritarian]] and [[dogma]]tic culture in parts of academia. He was later dropped by the publisher.[{{cite news |last=Messenger |first=Stephen |date=July 30, 2018 |title=Springtime for Snowflakes: "Social Justice" and Its Postmodern Parentage: A Review |url=https://areomagazine.com/2018/07/30/springtime-for-snowflakes-social-justice-and-its-postmodern-parentage-a-review/ |work=Areo |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221224234/https://areomagazine.com/2018/07/30/springtime-for-snowflakes-social-justice-and-its-postmodern-parentage-a-review/ |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |last=Vigo |first=Julian |date=August 2, 2018 |title=Springtime for Snowflakes: An NYU Professor Takes On Academia's "Social Justice Warriors" |url=https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2018/08/39338/ |work=[[Public Discourse (journal)|Public Discourse]] |location=[[Princeton, New Jersey]] |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221224118/https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2018/08/39338/ |url-status=live }}] |
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In 2018, the [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] New English Review Press published Rectenwald's memoir, ''Springtime for [[Snowflake]]s: [[Social Justice]] and Its [[Postmodern]] Parentage''. In the memoir, Rectenwald critiques the contemporary social justice culture in academia, arguing that it has promoted an [[authoritarian]] and [[dogma]]tic culture in parts of academia. He was later dropped by the publisher.[{{cite news |last=Messenger |first=Stephen |date=July 30, 2018 |title=Springtime for Snowflakes: "Social Justice" and Its Postmodern Parentage: A Review |url=https://areomagazine.com/2018/07/30/springtime-for-snowflakes-social-justice-and-its-postmodern-parentage-a-review/ |work=Areo |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221224234/https://areomagazine.com/2018/07/30/springtime-for-snowflakes-social-justice-and-its-postmodern-parentage-a-review/ |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |last=Vigo |first=Julian |date=August 2, 2018 |title=Springtime for Snowflakes: An NYU Professor Takes On Academia's "Social Justice Warriors" |url=https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2018/08/39338/ |work=[[Public Discourse (journal)|Public Discourse]] |location=[[Princeton, New Jersey]] |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221224118/https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2018/08/39338/ |url-status=live }}] |
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=== Israel and Anti-Semitism === |
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=== Israel and antisemitism === |
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Rectenwald has been heavily critical of Israel and Zionism and is the founder of Anti-Zionist America PAC (AZAPAC)[{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Editing |date=2025-08-20 |title=Exclusive: Michael Rectenwald on Launching Anti-Zionist America PAC to Challenge Israel’s Infiltration of US Politics |url=https://qudsnen.co/exclusive-michael-rectenwald-on-launching-anti-zionist-america-pac-to-challenge-israels-infiltration-of-us-politics/ |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=Quds News Network |language=en-US}}] The organization describes its mission as opposing what it characterizes as the influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups in American politics. According to a 2026 report in [[The Intercept]], AZAPAC has endorsed far right figures and Hitler apologists, and Rectenwald has appeared on programs using anti-Jewish and anti-black slurs.[{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Jonah |date=2026-02-19 |title=A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists. |url=https://theintercept.com/2026/02/19/israel-palestine-antisemitism-azapac-michael-rectenwald/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}] |
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Rectenwald has been heavily critical of [[Israel]] and [[Zionism]]. He is the founder of Anti-Zionist America PAC (AZAPAC), a [[political action committee]].[{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Editing |date=2025-08-20 |title=Exclusive: Michael Rectenwald on Launching Anti-Zionist America PAC to Challenge Israel’s Infiltration of US Politics |url=https://qudsnen.co/exclusive-michael-rectenwald-on-launching-anti-zionist-america-pac-to-challenge-israels-infiltration-of-us-politics/ |access-date=2025-10-31 |website=Quds News Network |language=en-US}}] The organization describes its mission as opposing what it characterizes as the influence of pro-Israel lobbying groups in American politics. According to a 2026 report in ''[[The Intercept]]'', AZAPAC has endorsed [[Radical right (United States)|far-right]] figures and [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] apologists, and Rectenwald has used [[anti-Jewish]] and [[Anti-Black racism|anti-black]] slurs in his appearances on programs.[{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Jonah |date=2026-02-19 |title=A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists. |url=https://theintercept.com/2026/02/19/israel-palestine-antisemitism-azapac-michael-rectenwald/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}] |
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Rectenwald self-published a novel called "The Cabal Question," which he originally wanted to call "The Jewish Question." In the book, according to The Intercept: "a former professor finds his worldview transformed when a friend “thrusts him into the JQ,” or Jewish question, as the book’s Amazon summary puts it, working with “a steadfast ex-occultist turned Christian nationalist to trace the strands of the cabal’s reach.” The story mirrors his own evolution of getting “J-pilled,” or “Jew-pilled,” Rectenwald has said, though he insists the novel is not about promoting antisemitism but rather “a Christian redemption story.[{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Jonah |date=2026-02-19 |title=A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists. |url=https://theintercept.com/2026/02/19/israel-palestine-antisemitism-azapac-michael-rectenwald/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}] Rectenwald has posted about the “Jewish mafia" on X at least 43 times. [{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Jonah |date=2026-02-19 |title=A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists. |url=https://theintercept.com/2026/02/19/israel-palestine-antisemitism-azapac-michael-rectenwald/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}] |
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Rectenwald self-published a novel called "The Cabal Question," which he originally wanted to call "The Jewish Question." In the book, according to ''The Intercept '': "a former professor finds his worldview transformed when a friend "thrusts him into the JQ," or Jewish question, as the book’s Amazon summary puts it, working with "a steadfast ex-occultist turned Christian nationalist to trace the strands of the cabal’s reach." The story mirrors his own evolution of getting "J-pilled," or "Jew-pilled," Rectenwald has said, though he insists the novel is not about promoting antisemitism but rather "a Christian redemption story.[{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Jonah |date=2026-02-19 |title=A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists. |url=https://theintercept.com/2026/02/19/israel-palestine-antisemitism-azapac-michael-rectenwald/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}] Rectenwald has posted about the "Jewish mafia" on X at least 43 times. [{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Jonah |date=2026-02-19 |title=A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists. |url=https://theintercept.com/2026/02/19/israel-palestine-antisemitism-azapac-michael-rectenwald/ |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}] |
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