Taki's Magazine
Political online magazine
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Taki's Magazine, called Takimag for short, is an online magazine of politics and culture published by the Greek paleoconservative[1] writer Taki Theodoracopulos. Initially called Taki's Top Drawer, the site was redesigned and relaunched under its current title in March 2008 with a subsequent redesign in 2010.[2] It was acquired by The American Conservative in April 2026.[3]
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| Available in | English |
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| Headquarters | United States |
| Owner | The American Conservative (since 2026) |
| URL | www |
| Launched | February 5, 2007 |
| Current status | Active |
Formerly edited by his daughter Mandolyna Theodoracopulos, it has published articles by right-wing and far-right figures including Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter,[4] John Stossel, Steve Sailer, Gavin McInnes, Jared Taylor, and Richard Spencer;[5][6][7] as well as in support of the Greek far-right political party Golden Dawn.[1][8][9][10]
History
Founded on 5 February 2007, the intent of the site, according to Theodoracopulos, was to "shake up the stodgy world of so-called 'conservative' opinion."[11] Theodoracopulos said: "Takimag is a libertarian webzine. We believe the best stories are smart, cheeky, and culturally relevant. We take our politics like we take life—lightly."[11] Theodoracopulos, a "New York society gadfly",[12] the playboy son of a Greek shipping magnate, and co-founder of The American Conservative, had been a controversial columnist in publications like The Spectator, and noted for his use of racial and ethnic slurs.[13][14][15][12][16][17] Taki's Magazine drew note for its inclusion of white nationalist and white supremacist authors.[7][18] Vox called it "openly racist" in 2016.[10] New York magazine in 2017 said Taki's appealed to "hepcat paleoconservatives and cosmopolitan racists".[17]
Taki's Magazine had Richard Spencer as its editor for about two years, through 2009;[10][19][20][21] Spencer's tenure played a role in marshaling and naming what would eventually become the alt-right.[11][22][23] Using the headline "The Decline and Rise of the Alternative Right", Taki's under Spencer published a 2008 speech by Paul Gottfried to the H.L. Mencken Club, a group Gottfried had formed with Spencer's help that year.[24][25][26][27] The magazine also began to use the phrase "alternative right" frequently in other articles about the development of a new, less neo-conservative, more racialist politics emerging in the conservative movement.[28][24][19] This term was later adopted and shortened to "alt-right".[19][29]
John Derbyshire was fired by National Review in 2012 after he wrote a derogatory column for Taki's Magazine responding to "the talk" given by American black parents to their children.[30][31][32][14]
Gavin McInnes' Taki's column, which began around 2011, made casual use of racial and anti-gay slurs, as described by the Southern Poverty Law Center.[5] In 2016, McInnes announced on the Taki's website the founding of his neo-fascist street-fighting group the Proud Boys.[33][34]
Taki's published articles by Theodoracopulos in support of the Greek far-right political party Golden Dawn.[1][8][9][10]
In January 2026, Taki's daughter resigned as the editor of the magazine, citing personal reasons.[4] In April 2026, the magazine was acquired by The American Conservative.[3]