   david joel horowitz (born january 10, 1939) is an american conservative writer. he is a founder and current president of the think tank the david horowitz freedom center, editor of frontpage magazine, and director of discover the networks, a website that tracks individuals and groups on the political left. horowitz founded the organization students for academic freedom, whose self-stated goal is combating what it calls the "leftist indoctrination" in academia. horowitz was raised by parents who were members of the communist party usa. between 1956 and 1975, horowitz was an outspoken adherent of the new left before rejecting leftism completely. horowitz has recounted his ideological journey in a series of retrospectives, culminating with his 1996 memoir radical son: a generational odyssey. ==family== horowitz was born to a secular jewish family in forest hills, new york city. his parents, phil and blanche horowitz, were high school teachers. phil taught english and blanche taught stenography. horowitz majored in english and received a ba from columbia university in 1959 and a master's degree in english literature at university of california, berkeley. phil and blanche horowitz were long-standing members of the american communist party and avid supporters of joseph stalin. horowitz, david. radical son, 39â40. according to horowitz, "underneath the ordinary surfaces of their lives, my parents and their friends thou
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