{"id":2429685,"date":"2025-05-01T11:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-legend-david-horowitz-dead-at-86-he-warned-about-obamas-rules-for-revolution\/"},"modified":"2025-05-01T11:03:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:03:18","slug":"conservative-legend-david-horowitz-dead-at-86-he-warned-about-obamas-rules-for-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-legend-david-horowitz-dead-at-86-he-warned-about-obamas-rules-for-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Legend David Horowitz Dead at 86 &#8211; He Warned About Obama&#8217;s &#8216;Rules for Revolution&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconservative-legend-david-horowitz-dead-at-86-he-warned-about-obamas-rules-for-revolution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2429685&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>David Horowitz, a prominent figure in American conservatism, passed away at the age of 86 after a battle wiht cancer.Born into a Marxist family in New york city in 1939, Horowitz started his career as a radical leftist, founding a publication at UC Berkeley and co-editing Ramparts, which supported the Black Panther Party. However, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hellywood-on-hold\/\" title=\"Hollywood&#039;s Pause!\">personal tragedy led<\/a> him to critically reassess his beliefs, resulting in a decade-long transformation toward conservatism.<\/p>\n<p>Horowitz became well-known for his sharp critiques of the left and his defence of conservative values. He gained important attention through his media appearances, especially on Fox News, and authored numerous books, including &#8220;Big Agenda,&#8221; which detailed a conservative vision for America. Many conservatives, including figures like Charlie Kirk, have praised Horowitz for his mentorship and influence on younger generations, noting his willingness to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">confront leftist ideologies head-<\/a>on in public debates.<\/p>\n<p>His legacy is marked by not only his writings but also his commitment to challenging opposing viewpoints in educational settings. His passing is mourned within the conservative community, where he is remembered as a mentor and a transformative figure who played a key role in shaping modern conservatism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>David Horowitz, a former 1960s radical and far-left Marxist who later switched sides to become one of conservatism&rsquo;s greatest cheerleaders and influencers, is gone.<\/p>\n<p>Horowitz died of cancer Tuesday at age 86 in his home in Colorado, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/30\/us\/politics\/david-horowitz-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Born in New York City in 1939, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-guilty-crime-punishable-death-david-horowitz-declares\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horowitz<\/a> said, he was raised &ldquo;a sheltered child in a Marxist bubble&rdquo; in a home where his parents were schoolteachers and belonged to the American Communist Party, the Times wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He founded a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-ally-admits-biden-most-far-left-president-ever-but-the-public-thinks-hes-a-moderate\/\" title=\"Biden Ally Admits: Biden Most Far...... President Ever, But \u2018The Public Thinks He\u2019s A Moderate\u2019\">leftist magazine<\/a> at the University of California, Berkeley, in the 1960s and later was co-editor of another influential leftist publication, Ramparts, which &ldquo;celebrated the Black Panther Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Disillusioned by the unsolved death of a friend, which Horowitz believed was at the hands of members of the Black Panthers, Horowitz began &ldquo;a 10-year transformation&rdquo; from radical leftism to conservatism, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/horowitz39\/status\/1917342709473255716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> d on Horowitz&rsquo;s channel on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On behalf of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, we are very saddened to announce the passing of the Center&rsquo;s founder, David Horowitz. After a lengthy battle with cancer, David passed yesterday at the age of 86.<\/p>\n<p>David Horowitz, 1939-2025. Requiescat in pace. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F47yooJL3K\">pic.twitter.com\/F47yooJL3K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Horowitz (@horowitz39) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/horowitz39\/status\/1917342709473255716?\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He later joined a friend, Peter Collier, first in writing books about powerful American families &mdash; like the Rockefellers and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberal-kennedys-will-go-catatonic-bannon-announces-first-act-reformed-kennedy-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedys<\/a> &mdash; and later in co-authoring a 1985 Washington Post Magazine article describing their U-turn toward conservatism.<\/p>\n<p>The two &ldquo;explained that they had decided to vote for President Ronald Reagan out of frustration with the left&rsquo;s &lsquo;anti-Americanism&rsquo; and &lsquo;casual indulgence of Soviet totalitarianism,&rsquo; among other issues,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/obituaries\/2025\/04\/30\/david-horowitz-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Later, the outlet said, Horowitz reinvented himself &ldquo;as a conservative commentator and provocateur,&rdquo; speaking on college campuses and writing scores of books, including &ldquo;Big Agenda: President Trump&rsquo;s Plan to Save America,&rdquo; which became a bestseller in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Horowitz &ldquo;appeared frequently on television, particularly on Fox News, where he denounced President Barack Obama as &lsquo;an evil man&rsquo; who was &lsquo;destroying our borders,&#8217;&rdquo; the Post wrote.<\/p>\n<p>One of many <a href=\"https:\/\/horowitzfreedomcenterstore.org\/products\/barack-obama-s-rules-for-revolution-the-alinksy-model\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">books<\/a> Horowitz wrote was &ldquo;Barack Obama&rsquo;s Rules for Revolution: The Alinsky Model,&rdquo; which warned that 1960s radical Saul Alinsky &ldquo;urged his followers to be flexible and opportunistic and say anything to get power, which they can then use to destroy the existing society and its economic system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Many conservatives posted tributes to Horowitz on social media, recalling the powerful influence he had, particularly on younger generations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/charlie-kirk-issues-important-warning-appearing-gavin-newsoms-new-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>, founder and CEO of the conservative group Turning Point USA, posted a lengthy tribute to Horowitz, calling him &ldquo;a father of modern conservatism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rest in peace to my friend and mentor David Horowitz, who has just passed away. A fearless truth-teller, David was a titan in the battle of ideas and a warrior for Western civilization.<\/p>\n<p>David grew up on the hard Left and remained a committed Marxist into his 30s. But he had the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7QucnlO1Lf\">pic.twitter.com\/7QucnlO1Lf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1917368183268466847?\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kirk wrote that Horowitz and his David Horowitz Freedom Center had a profound influence on many young conservatives: &ldquo;He believed in young leaders long before the world did.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kirk and many others mentioned Horowitz&rsquo;s influence on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jake-tapper-run-hills-stephen-miller-catches-desperate-claim-live-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Miller<\/a>, now President Donald Trump&rsquo;s White House deputy chief of staff, whom Horowitz met when Miller was a high school student.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He supported him through Duke, through the Senate, and into the Trump White House. Today, Stephen is one of the most impactful architects of America First immigration policy. A legend thanks to David&rsquo;s mentorship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kirk praised Horowitz&rsquo;s books, but even more so, his boldness in confronting leftists face to face.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;David didn&rsquo;t just write. He debated,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He showed up. He walked into hostile auditoriums and faced down Marxist professors, Islamist apologists, and race hustlers&mdash;armed only with truth, moral clarity, and a sharp tongue.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Back in 1999, David called out the Left&rsquo;s weaponization of civil rights and its growing hatred of white people&mdash;a topic so radioactive that most conservatives avoided it for two more decades. He said what others were afraid to even whisper.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Several admirers posted a video of Horowitz confronting a young woman on the campus of the University of California at San Diego. &ldquo;This video of him in 2010 shows his gift for cutting through the noise,&rdquo; one wrote. &ldquo;He gives me hope for the young Marxist Jews on college campuses today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today we lost a Titan, David Horowitz<\/p>\n<p>This video of him in 2010 shows his gift for cutting through the noise<\/p>\n<p>He started his life as a radical communist, but ended on the right<\/p>\n<p>He gives me hope for the young Marxist Jews on college campuses today<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fvoY7B7pvW\">pic.twitter.com\/fvoY7B7pvW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shaun Maguire (@shaunmmaguire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaunmmaguire\/status\/1917391359419322601?\">April 30, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another poster, Gabriella Hoffman, wrote, &ldquo;I hosted David Horowitz at UC-San Diego 15 years ago- May 10th, 2010 &ndash; and the event went viral after a female member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-palestine-protesters-spew-anti-american-rhetoric-back-known-terrorist-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pro-Palestine group<\/a> agreed she&rsquo;s &lsquo;for it&rsquo; &ndash; a Second Holocaust. Years later, his exchange with my former classmate continues to go viral.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I hosted David Horowitz at UC-San Diego 15 years ago- May 10th, 2010 &ndash; and the event went viral after a female member of the pro-Palestine group agreed she&rsquo;s &ldquo;for it&rdquo; &ndash; a Second Holocaust. Years later, his exchange with my former classmate continues to go viral.<\/p>\n<p>He was a former&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gt56VS4G4a\">https:\/\/t.co\/Gt56VS4G4a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qBjt6sUFdj\">pic.twitter.com\/qBjt6sUFdj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gabby_Hoffman\/status\/1917367400108023970?\">April 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hoffman added, &ldquo;He was a former communist who saw the light and lectured to campuses everywhere.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He died of cancer at the age of 86 in his Colorado home, as reported by the New York Times. Born in New York City in 1939, Horowitz described his upbringing as sheltered within a Marxist environment due to his parents&#8217; involvement with the American Communist Party and their careers as schoolteachers. In the 1960s, he founded a left-wing magazine at UC Berkeley and co-edited Ramparts, which supported the Black Panther Party. However, after being disillusioned by a friend&#8217;s unresolved death\u2014believed to be caused by Black Panthers\u2014he underwent a decade-long shift from radicalism to conservatism. <\/p>\n<p>Later on, he collaborated with Peter Collier on books about influential American families like the Rockefellers and Kennedys and co-authored an article for The Washington Post detailing their conservative turn due to frustrations with leftist ideologies. Horowitz reinvented himself as a conservative commentator and provocateur through numerous writings\u2014including &#8220;Big Agenda: President Trump\u2019s Plan to Save America&#8221;\u2014and frequent appearances on television platforms like Fox News where he criticized figures such as President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Many conservatives have shared tributes online reflecting on Horowitz&#8217;s significant impact on younger generations of conservatives. Charlie Kirk praised him as &#8220;a father of modern conservatism,&#8221; highlighting how he mentored young leaders like Stephen Miller during pivotal moments in their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Horowitz was known for engaging directly with opponents at college campuses using truth and moral clarity while addressing controversial topics that many avoided discussing openly for years. 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