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Taki's Magazine

Paleoconservative online magazine

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Nov 26, 2025
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What is the founding history and origin story of the Proud Boys?

The Proud Boys were founded in 2016 by Canadian media personality Gavin McInnes as a men-only group promoting “Western chauvinism,” and quickly evolved from a provocative online club into a street-fac...

Nov 19, 2025

When and why were the Proud Boys founded and who started the group?

The Proud Boys were founded in 2016 by Gavin McInnes, a co‑founder of VICE who announced the group in a Taki’s Magazine essay and described it as a “pro‑Western” men’s organization . Researchers and c...