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45-494: It has been largely inactive since late 2020, and its website has been inactive or dead since then. In 2022, Spencer confirmed that the organization was defunct. The NPI was founded in 2005 by William Regnery II . Louis R. Andrews was the chairman until 2010. Andrews said that he had voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election because "I want to see the Republican Party destroyed, so it can be reborn as

90-524: A post office . In some regions, particularly in Africa, there is no door-to-door delivery of mail; for example, in Kenya . Consequently, renting a PO box has traditionally been the only way to receive mail in such countries. Generally, post office boxes are rented from the post office either by individuals or by businesses on a basis ranging from monthly to annual, and the cost of rent varies depending on

135-536: A PO Box until the box is closed, and then only to one address for all subscribers. As part of the agreement to rent a PO Box, if the PO Box is used for business, the Post Office will provide, upon request, the geographical (street) address of the business. Until 2012, only items mailed or shipped via USPS could be received at a USPS PO Box. However, a service called Street Addressing has begun to change this. Once

180-489: A code to a door keypad . In addition, some post offices are located in rented facilities such as shopping malls. As a result, PO boxes can only be accessed while that facility is open. If a parcel does not fit in a PO box, the postmaster will leave a note advising that customer to pick up that parcel from the counter. In some post offices, a key will be left in the PO box that corresponds to a larger, locked box (parcel locker) where

225-511: A delay. If an item is shipped using Street Addressing in which the box holder did not properly sign up for, it will be returned to sender. Street Addressing will have the same street address of the post office, plus a "unit number" that matches the P.O. Box number. As an example, in El Centro, California , the post office is located at 1598 Main Street. Therefore, for P.O. Box 9975 (fictitious),

270-419: A fee). Other restrictions also exist, including the same limitations on items that cannot otherwise be mailed by ground service though USPS. (Not to be confused with items that cannot be shipped by air.) In many cases, the package may require one additional business day for delivery, and the service was never intended for overnight delivery. Also, federal holidays not observed by the private shipper might cause

315-471: A given location. In Australia , wall-mounted PO boxes come in five sizes: small, medium, large, jumbo and A4. The different sizes boxes can be mixed almost completely arbitrarily on the wall. There is also an option for locked private bag which comes in two different sizes as well: small and large. PO boxes and private locked bags can be combined. In New Zealand , customers have the option to select between two sizes of PO Boxes: small and large. There

360-779: A group of counter-protesters there, killing Heather Heyer and leading to a judgment of $ 2.4 million against the Institute. By 2020, the IRS had revoked the Institute's tax-exempt status. Regnery was described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as "a prime mover and shaker in white nationalism" and "famously reclusive". They add that he worked to organize and fund a racist and anti-semitic network of publishers, websites and groups. Regnery resided in Boca Grande, Florida . He died of cancer there on July 2, 2021, at

405-708: A more highbrow approach, couching white nationalist arguments as academic commentary on black inferiority, the immigration threat to whites and other racial issues." Other groups that advance similar strategies include the New Century Foundation (and its publication American Renaissance ,) the Charles Martel Society (and its website the Occidental Observer ), and the Pioneer Fund, all of which have been described by

450-499: A party representing the interests of white people, and not entrenched corporate elites." When Andrews died in 2011, he was replaced by Richard B. Spencer . According to George Hawley, an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama , NPI was "rather obscure and marginalized" until Spencer became its president in 2011, at which point Spencer's website, AlternativeRight.com, became an NPI initiative. The group

495-643: A permission form is completed by the box holder, Street Addressing allows private shippers, such as United Parcel Service (UPS) or FedEx , to ship items to a modification of the actual street address of the Post Office where the PO Box is located. The Post Office accepts the item, and places it in the PO Box or, for larger items, handles them the same way they would a package sent via USPS. (Some have storage lockers .) Only certain Post Offices offer Street Addressing, and even for ones that do, it may not be available to all of its PO Box customers (e.g., boxes without

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540-426: A pilot program with a computerized parcel locker kiosk system, called "gopost" which installed larger boxes to handle package pickup from an unstaffed station. A given box can be used by multiple customers thanks to the integration of a computer which accepts a delivery code. Until 2012, package delivery to USPS post office boxes was not available from private carriers like UPS , FedEx and others. In early 2012,

585-521: A post office. In urban areas with PO Boxes for rent there also may be home delivery of mail. In rural areas Post Boxes are often compulsory as no street deliveries take place. In the areas for which there is no street delivery, Post Boxes are not charged for. Boxes and Street delivery postal codes may be the same in an area, or may differ. Private Bags are available for recipients of large mail volumes. In Hong Kong, PO boxes are available in two different sizes. They are available in many post offices throughout

630-623: A report edited by VDARE contributor Nicholas Stix. The NPI has been described by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as a white supremacist organization. Marilyn Mayo, the co-director of the Anti-Defamation League 's Center on Extremism, said that the group "basically was founded to be kind of a white supremacist think tank". The NPI is regarded as part of a group of white nationalist organizations that, according to The New York Times , "try to take

675-472: A speech he gave at a conference for the white supremacist magazine American Renaissance , he was voted off the organization's board. He also worked on Barry Goldwater 's 1964 presidential campaign . Regnery founded the Charles Martel Society , a non-profit organization based in Georgia , in 2001. The organization publishes a racist and anti-semitic journal, The Occidental Quarterly . According to

720-483: A wall of the post office, either an external wall or a wall in a lobby, so that staff on the inside may deposit mail in a box, while a key holder (some older post office boxes use a combination dial instead of a key) in the lobby or on the outside of the building may open their box to retrieve the mail. In many post offices in the United States, the PO box lobby is separate from the window-service lobby, so that

765-463: Is only available at post office with valid ID, seal for receiving registered mail, and key fee (usually around 10,000 won). Seoul CPO box room is the only PO box in Korea with fully automated mail retrieving system. In Austria, PO Boxes come in one size, and four different versions Only mail from Austrian Post can be delivered to an Austrian Post PO Box, but there are also private companies offering

810-764: The Associated Press , the society "raised $ 568,526 between 2007 and 2014" in tax deductible contributions . Regnery founded the National Policy Institute , a white supremacist and identitarian think tank now based in Alexandria, Virginia , in 2005. In 2011, he hired Richard B. Spencer to run it. Spencer helped to organize the 2017 " Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. James Alex Fields Jr. ran his car into

855-554: The United States Postal Service (USPS). They are usually arranged from the smallest boxes at the top to the largest boxes at the bottom. The two largest sizes may be configured as drawers. To rent a PO Box, two different forms of identification are required. At least one of them must be a valid photo ID. This also applies to others who wish to share the box with the original subscriber's permission, and are of legal age. The post office will not forward mail from

900-564: The alt-right . William H. Regnery II was born on February 25, 1941, near Chicago and was raised in Hinsdale, Illinois. His father, William F. Regnery, worked for Joanna-Western Mills, the family textile concern. His mother, Elisabeth (Brittain) Regnery, was a homemaker. His paternal grandfather, William H. Regnery , was a "textile magnate, banker, and philanthropist in Chicago." His uncle, Henry, in 1947 founded Regnery Publishing , which

945-582: The NPI's right to operate, but denounced the group's views. The group's presence in Alexandria has prompted several protests. In December 2013, NPI launched a website, Radix Journal , which describes itself as "a periodical on culture, race, metapolitics , critical theory, and society". The NPI received a grant from the Pioneer Fund , a racist pseudo-scientific organization. In 2016, Twitter suspended

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990-630: The Regnery family sold in 1993. Regnery enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania , where he studied political science. He dropped out before graduation. He was in charge of the family business "for only 15 months" around 1980, but he was later sued by his family, who subsequently sold the business. While in college, Regnery was an active member of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute . He remained on their board until 2006, when after refusing calls to resign following

1035-478: The SPLC as playing leading roles in the promotion of "academic racism". William Regnery II William Henry Regnery II (February 25, 1941 – July 2, 2021) was an American white nationalist political activist and donor, and an heir to a multi-million dollar fortune. He was the founder of the National Policy Institute , a white nationalist/supremacist think tank that has been credited with expanding

1080-587: The Street Addressing would be: 1598 Main Street Unit 9975, El Centro, CA. Nationally, the first five digits of the ZIP Code may or may not be the same as the P.O. Box address, and the last four digits (Zip + 4) are virtually always different. Except for a few of the largest post offices in the U.S., the 'Street Addressing' (not the P.O. Box address) nine digit Zip + 4 is the same for all boxes at

1125-553: The USPS introduced a P.O. Box Street Address (PBSA) service that allows box-holders to combine the street address of the post office where their box is located with their post office box number into a street address format. A mailing industry publication called the new service "a great service for people who already have a PO Box and don't want their packages delivered to their home." Users receiving very large quantities of mail can use " locked bags ", which are numbered like PO boxes. In

1170-531: The United Kingdom, Royal Mail PO boxes are often little more than pigeon-holes in the secure section of a sorting office and are accessible only by staff. In such cases, the renter of the PO box will be issued with a card showing the PO box number and delivery office name and must produce this to the desk staff when collecting mail. For an additional fee, the Royal Mail will deliver received items to

1215-447: The United Kingdom, anyone applying for a Royal Mail PO box must produce documentation to verify their home or business address. Post can be forwarded to the real address or collected by the addressee. In Canada and the United States, Postal Boxes are available in five different sizes (A, B, C, D, and E). They are generally available in all post offices throughout the country. In the United States, PO Boxes are generally available through

1260-429: The United States, this service is called caller service, and the assigned number is called a caller number, although mail is typically addressed to "PO Box (caller number)." Each country has its own rules and regulations as to how one can retrieve mail at a PO Box. Some countries, such as the United States or the United Kingdom, may require one or more forms of identification. Not all countries offer locked PO Boxes. In

1305-576: The United States, two forms of identification are required when signing up for a PO Box; one of which must be a photo ID. Many countries offer some type of PO Boxes for different uses. There are an increasing number of private companies that provide similar PO Box services to the official postal service privately under the guise of mail forwarding . Cameroon uses the PO Boxes in Kumba, Yaoundé, Duoala, Bamenda, and other provinces. In Namibia, PO boxes are

1350-422: The accounts of the NPI, its leader Richard B. Spencer and others under its terms of use . Spencer said that "digitally speaking, there has been execution squads across the alt-right" and accused Twitter of "corporate Stalinism". However, Twitter's suspension was not based on the content of Spencer's posts, but rather on Twitter's rule barring multiple accounts with overlapping uses. Spencer's personal Twitter account

1395-408: The age of 80. According to George Hawley, an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama , Regnery "seems to be the black sheep of the family, and he generally avoids the public spotlight." Post office box A post office box (commonly abbreviated as P.O. box , or also known as a postal box ) is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of

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1440-492: The box size. Central business district (CBD) PO boxes are usually more expensive than rural PO boxes. In the United States, the rental rate used to be uniform across the country. Now, however, a postal facility can be in any of seven fee groups by location; in addition, certain customers qualify for free box rental, usually because the Postal Service does not offer carrier-route delivery to their physical addresses. In

1485-400: The former may be kept open for longer hours or around the clock, while the latter is locked after business hours. In the U.S. since the 1980s, in cities and large urban areas, post offices have tended to close box lobbies overnight because of the tendency of homeless people to use them for sleeping quarters. As a result, some box lobbies are accessible after hours by customers who are provided

1530-477: The group as "not authorized to solicit in Virginia." As of August, 2019, mail sent to the address was being returned as "undeliverable". NPI's website says that "the dispossession of White Americans will have catastrophic effects for the entire world, not just for our people". The organization has produced a series of reports on affirmative action , race and conservatism , the Southern Poverty Law Center , and

1575-503: The metropolitan areas are often full and a new user expects to wait for years or more. In the Philippines, PO boxes are available for rent in selected post offices. PO boxes, also known as lock boxes, are available in three sizes: small, medium and large. In South Korea, PO boxes are available in one size at selected post offices. There is no charge for renting PO box, but renter must fetch mail at least once in 30 days. Application

1620-435: The only form of mail delivery to private individuals. Even small settlements feature a block of PO boxes for rent. In Windhoek , capital and the only large town, blocks of PO boxes are scattered all over the city and not necessarily located at post offices but at shopping malls, in pedestrian zones or on public places. The South African Post Office has Post Boxes available for rent. These are usually attached to or close to

1665-599: The original German". Spencer finished his speech by yelling "Hail Trump! Hail our people! Hail victory!" as audience members responded by standing up and making the Nazi salute . The United States Holocaust Museum issued a statement condemning the "hateful rhetoric" of the conference. Other speakers included Scotland-based YouTuber Millennial Woes . In July 2017, Evan McLaren became executive director . He resigned in April 2018. As of January 2020, he has not been replaced. The NPI

1710-418: The patron may pick up their package if a signature is not required. Most often, in this case, once the key is used to open the larger, locked box, the key cannot be removed again by the patron, but the door cannot be secured either. Notes will also be left in the PO box in respect of cash on delivery (COD) and registered mail that has to be signed for. In 2011, the United States Postal Service (USPS) began

1755-512: The renter's geographical address. Some private companies (e.g., United Parcel Service and commercial mail receiving agencies ) offer similar services of renting a mailbox in a public location. The difference is that mail sent there is addressed to a street address (along with the private box number), instead of just addressed to "PO Box CSX". Virtual mailboxes are similar to P.O. boxes but usually provide additional services such as scanning or forwarding. Post office boxes are usually mounted in

1800-481: The same services. In Serbia, anyone can apply for Post Office Box (in Serbian: Поштански фах) for very small yearly fee (currently, cost is two standard postal stamps). Application contains identification and address information of a user. User may choose what mail should be delivered to postal office Box and what should be delivered to the real address. If not specified otherwise, all mail goes to Post Office Box. In

1845-438: The territory. In Japan, PO boxes are available at most post office locations. There is no cost to rent a post office box as the box is provided to ease the effort in delivering postal items to regular customers. Therefore, renters must receive at least one postal item every day and are expected to visit and retrieve mail regularly (daily, in principle) from the box. The renter must also rent the box for six months or more. Boxes in

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1890-487: Was banned from YouTube for not following the platform's policies on hate speech in June 2020. Spencer announced he would appeal the ban. In 2021, a federal judge ordered the NPI to pay $ 2.4 million to a man injured at the 2017 " Unite the Right " rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. According to the Associated Press , NPI "raised $ 442,482 in tax-deductible contributions from 2007 through 2012". NPI's tax-exempt status

1935-645: Was based in Augusta, Georgia , at its founding, but by 2013 had relocated to Montana . Spencer divides his time between Montana and Virginia; in 2016, the group was based in Arlington, Virginia . By early 2017, the NPI had leased a townhouse office space on King Street in Old Town Alexandria , Virginia, where it maintains its headquarters today. City leaders in Arlington and Alexandria acknowledged

1980-595: Was reinstated several weeks later; the NPI's remained suspended. Spencer was the headline speaker at a 2016 NPI conference held in Washington, D.C., and celebrated the election of Donald Trump as "the first step towards identity politics in the United States" and "the victory of will" (a reference to Triumph of the Will , the Nazi propaganda film). Spencer "railed against Jews and, with a smile, quoted Nazi propaganda in

2025-812: Was revoked in 2017 by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for failing to file tax returns. The group had not filed a Form 990 since 2013. In March 2017, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), which regulates the operation of charities in Virginia, removed the NPI's entry from its public database of nonprofits and announced that it was reviewing the group's status. The NPI raised $ 50,000 in late 2016 and early 2017 from an online fundraising drive and has solicited donations to be sent to its Arlington, Virginia post office box , but in February 2017 VDACS had listed

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