Ron Unz
Ron Unz | |
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Unz at a 2013 New America symposium | |
| Born | Ronald Keeva Unz September 20, 1961 Los Angeles, California, US |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) University of Cambridge Stanford University |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, political activist, writer |
| Political party | Republican |
Ronald Keeva Unz (/ʌnz/; born September 20, 1961) is an American technology entrepreneur, conservative political activist, writer, and publisher. A former businessman, Unz became a financial software multi-millionaire before entering politics. He unsuccessfully ran for governor as a Republican in the 1994 California gubernatorial election and for U.S. Senator in 2016. He has sponsored multiple ballot propositions promoting structured English immersion education as well as campaign finance reform and minimum wage increases.
Unz was publisher of The American Conservative from 2007 to 2013, and since 2013 has been publisher and editor of The Unz Review, a website which self-describes as presenting "controversial perspectives largely excluded from the American mainstream media." Unz Review has been criticized by the Anti-Defamation League for hosting racist and antisemitic content, and the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled it a white nationalist publication. Unz has also drawn criticism for funding VDARE and other publications accused of white supremacism.
In February 2025, an essay by Unz was cited as the beginning of the “political awakening" of Department of Government Efficiency worker Gavin Kliger, in a now-deleted Substack post.