Peter Brimelow (born 13 October 1947) is a British-born American white nationalist and white supremacist writer. He is the founder of the website VDARE, an anti-immigration site associated with white supremacy, white nationalism, and the alt-right. He believes that "whites built American culture" and that "it is at risk from non-whites who would seek to change it". Brimelow was previously a writer and editor at National Review, and columnist for Dow Jones' MarketWatch. Brimelow founded the Center for American Unity in 1999 and served as its first president. He describes himself as a paleoconservative. Brimelow has also been described as a leader within the alt-right movement. He rejects the labels of "white supremacist" and "white nationalist" and prefers to be known as a "civic nationalist". In January 2021, a judge dismissed a lawsuit Brimelow brought against The New York Times, ruling that his being called a "white nationalist" was not defamatory. According to the New York Times, Brimelow had a direct reporting relationship with Rupert Murdoch at Fox News. Early life and education Brimelow was born in 1947 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, the son of Bessie (née Knox) and Frank Sanderson Brimelow, a transport executive. Brimelow (and his twin brother) studied at the University of Sussex (BA, 1970) and Stanford University (MBA, 1972). Career After working as a securities analyst, he moved to Toronto to work as a business writer and editor at the Financial Post and Maclean's. From 1978 to 1980, he was an aide to US Senator Orrin Hatch. In 1980, Brimelow moved to New York and worked for Barron's and Fortune. In 1990, Brimelow and Leslie Spencer's article "The Litigation Scandal", written for Forbes, won a Gerald Loeb Award in the "Magazine" category. Views and publications Brimelow opposes both illegal and legal immigration, despite having immigrated to the United States himself, and has referred to Spanish-speaking immigrants as "completely dysfunctional". He said California used to be a "paradise" but was "rapidly turning into Hispanic slum". Brimelow has been described as a white nationalist and a white supremacist. In 2020, Brimelow sued The New York Times for labeling him a "white nationalist". In 2022, after reports of a draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, he wrote, "Next step Brown vs. Board!" in opposition to the landmark decision overturning segregation. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has described Brimelow's website VDARE as a hate group, that was