The founder of Neoconservatism is dead
Irving Kristol, the founder of the pragmatic brand of right-of-center thought called Neoconservatism, is dead at 89.
Kristol's ideology is often confused by misinformed liberals and conservatives alike with interventionism in foreign affairs. It would be more aptly described as a political philosophy which puts realism above ideology. Indeed, Kristol once famously described a neoconservative as "a liberal who has been mugged by reality."
Kristol's realistic conservatism lives on. His heritage has taken root, to the nation's benefit; no longer is it necessary to live in a previous century to be a conservative, or a make-believe world based on reality as we would like it to be. May he rest in peace.
HT: Real Clear Politics
Kristol's ideology is often confused by misinformed liberals and conservatives alike with interventionism in foreign affairs. It would be more aptly described as a political philosophy which puts realism above ideology. Indeed, Kristol once famously described a neoconservative as "a liberal who has been mugged by reality."
Kristol's realistic conservatism lives on. His heritage has taken root, to the nation's benefit; no longer is it necessary to live in a previous century to be a conservative, or a make-believe world based on reality as we would like it to be. May he rest in peace.
HT: Real Clear Politics
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