55: Alfred Regnery on Publishing Controversial Books

Alfred Regnery spent nearly 20 years as president and publisher of Regnery Publishing, which was founded by his father in 1947. Regnery Publishing is responsible for some of the most significant books in conservative thought, including William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “God and Man at Yale,” and Russel Kirk’s “The Conservative Mind.” During Alfred's tenure, Regnery published 23 New York Times bestsellers. Alfred currently serves as President of Republic Book Publishers. We talk about the history of Regnery publishing and Alfred’s career, publishing books in communist Romania, the state of publishing today, Republic Book’s experience with online censorship, and more.

Republic Book Publishers: https://www.republicbookpublishers.com/

 

0:00 History of Regnery Publishing

10:10 Conservatism in academia

5:57 Censorship of Old Abe

24:30 Publishing books in communist Romania

29:35 The current rift in conservatism

31:05 How to get a book published

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