Theodoracopulos's column "High Life" appeared in British weekly
The Spectator between 1977 and 2023, expressing sometimes controversial opinions, including the claim that
black people had lower IQs than other people, for which
Boris Johnson, made editor in 1999, later apologised. He has also written for other US and UK publications, including
Esquire,
Hamptons Magazine,
Newsweek, the
New York Press,
The Sunday Times, and
Vanity Fair. He was also the publisher of the British magazine
Right Now! He currently publishes and writes for ''
Taki's Magazine. In 2016, the organization Proud Boys was launched with an article in Taki's Magazine'' by
Gavin McInnes. In 2004,
The Guardian criticised Theodoracopulos for expressing
racist views directed against
West Indians,
Puerto Ricans, and
Jews, among others. He has used the
racial epithets "
nigger" and "
Sambo" to describe
black people and he referred to
Saudi royal family members as "ruling
towelheads". Theodoracopulos appeared in the 2013
James Toback film
Seduced and Abandoned as himself. In 2013, Theodoracopulos wrote in support of the Greek far-right political party
Golden Dawn, describing them as "good old-fashioned patriotic Greeks". Following criticism, the editor of
The Spectator,
Fraser Nelson, defended Theodoracopulos by tweeting that "Our readers like diversity and well-written pieces that they disagree with. We have no party line." In a 2021 interview, months after many Golden Dawn leaders were convicted by Greek courts for heading a criminal organisation, the chairman of
The Spectator,
Andrew Neil, who does not have influence over the magazine editorially, condemned the column, stating it was "beyond the pale". He further added that he had requested the editor to inform Theodoracopulos that he should not return to that topic following its publication. ==Views==