he praised the Wehrmacht and asked readers to sympathize with them. Racism Taki has expressed racist views, directed against West Indians, Puerto Ricans, and Jews, among others. He has been accused of using the racial epithets "nigger" and "Sambo" to describe black people and he referred to Saudi royal family members as "ruling towelheads". In 2003, he and the then Spectator editor Boris Johnson were investigated by the Metropolitan Police in London after publishing an allegedly racist article attacking black lawyer and political activist Peter Herbert, which led to death threats being made against Herbert. In the article he also expressed his fondness for anti-immigration politician Enoch Powell, criticising West Indian immigration to the UK and complaining "The rivers of blood speech by Enoch was prophetic as well as true and look what the bullshitters of the time did to the great man." Personal life Theodoracopulos has an interest in Asian martial arts, and holds a black belt in karate. He owned a 37.5-metre yacht named Bushido that was put up for sale in 2012. Bibliography Taki and Jeffrey Bernard, High Life, Low Life, introduction by Richard West, edited by Cosmo Landesman. London: Jay Landseman, 1981. Taki, Princes, Playboys & High-Class Tarts, foreword by Tom Wolfe, illustrations by Blair Drawson. Princeton: Karz-Cohl Publishers, 1984. Taki, High Life, selected by Andrew Cameron, illustrated by Michael Heath. London: Viking, 1989. Taki, Nothing to Declare: Prison Memoirs, London: Viking, 1991. Glass, Charles (ed.), Taki: The Spectator Columns, 2001–2009, London, Quartet, 2010. References External links Taki's Magazine 1936 births Living people Blair Academy alumni Greek expatriates in Switzerland Greek expatriates in the United Kingdom Greek expatriates in the United States Greek journalists Place of birth missing (living people) Greek socialites New York Press people Alumni of Institut Le Rosey People from Gstaad Racism in the United Kingdom The Spectator people People convicted of drug offenses University of Virginia alumni