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Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea
A statement of the intellectual and political creed that has come to be known as neoconservatism from its most influential spokesman offers a collection of essays on society, religion, morals, culture, literature, education, and values issues.
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512 pages
Published
September 20th 1995
by Free Press
(first published 1995)
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Collection of essays published by Irving Kristol. Most interesting are his pieces on culture and family life. Kristol's arguments about the modern Republican Party, and modern conservatism, primarily authored (in this collection) in the late 1970s, are fascinating reading given the (now) known trajectory of the party, and the movement. A great deal of Kristol's recommendations (rejective conservative ideas towards the budget, embrace supply-side economics, stand up for spending on old people) ha
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This is truly a disturbing look at the imperial minds of neoconservatives. This should be required reading for liberals or progressives trying to get a handle on where modern conservatism comes from.
After you read this, google Project for a New American Century's 'Rebuilding America's Defenses' report, while keeping in mind it was published the year BEFORE 9/11.
After you read this, google Project for a New American Century's 'Rebuilding America's Defenses' report, while keeping in mind it was published the year BEFORE 9/11.
a leading conservative, Irving Kristol, inspired many Fox News Channel commutators like Charles Krauthammer, Sean Hannity and Bill Kristol. Neo-conservatism is very popular approach in United Kingdom and Europe.
My eloquent take on this novel: Garbage.
Pure and utter out-dated shite.
I should have watched paint dry instead.
Pure and utter out-dated shite.
I should have watched paint dry instead.
Jan 28, 2008
Matthew Matheson
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American columnist, journalist, and writer who was dubbed the "godfather of neoconservatism".As the founder, editor, and contributor to various magazines, he played an influential role in the intellectual and political culture of the last half-century.
Kristol was affiliated with the Congress for Cultural Freedom; he wrote in Commentary magazine from 1947 to 1952, under the editor Elliot Cohen (not ...more
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“A neoconservative is a liberal who's been mugged by reality. A neoliberal is a liberal who's been mugged by reality but has refused to press charges.”
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