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[[Irving Kristol]] was a central figure in he emergence of [[neoconservatism]]. Acording to [[Jacob Heilbrunn]], "Neoconservatism was turned into an actual movement by Kristol and [[Norman Podhoretz]]. Even today, the neoconservative movement is best understood as an extended family based largely on the informal social networks patiently forged by these two patriarchs.<ref>They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons, by Jacob Heilbrunn, Doubleday, 2008, p68.</ref> | [[Irving Kristol]] was a central figure in he emergence of [[neoconservatism]]. Acording to [[Jacob Heilbrunn]], "Neoconservatism was turned into an actual movement by Kristol and [[Norman Podhoretz]]. Even today, the neoconservative movement is best understood as an extended family based largely on the informal social networks patiently forged by these two patriarchs.<ref>They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons, by Jacob Heilbrunn, Doubleday, 2008, p68.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:14, 20 September 2015
 Irving Kristol    (academic) | |
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| Born | January 22, 1920 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | September 18, 2009 (Age 89) Falls Church, Virginia |
| Member of | American Enterprise Institute, Committee for the Free World, Council on Foreign Relations/Historical Members, Middle East Media Research Institute |
Irving Kristol was a central figure in he emergence of neoconservatism. Acording to Jacob Heilbrunn, "Neoconservatism was turned into an actual movement by Kristol and Norman Podhoretz. Even today, the neoconservative movement is best understood as an extended family based largely on the informal social networks patiently forged by these two patriarchs.[1]
Link with Jay Lovestone
Kristol was known at College as a 'Lovestonite' i.e. a follower of the CIA-linked ex-communist labour leader Jay Lovestone.[2] Lovestone strongly praised Kristol's March 1952 Commentary article'Civil Liberties', 1952—A Study in Confusion in a letter to the magazine.[3]
External Resources
- Irving Kristol Sourcewatch profile
- Irving Kristol Rightweb profile
Affiliations
Connections
- Gertrude Himmelfarb - Wife
- William Kristol - Son
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References
- ↑ They Knew They Were Right: The Rise of the Neocons, by Jacob Heilbrunn, Doubleday, 2008, p68.
- ↑ Obituary: Melvin Lasky: Cold warrior who edited the CIA-funded Encounter magazine, by Andrew Roth, Guardian, 22 May 2004.
- ↑ “Civil Liberties”: 1952, Reader Letters, Commentary, May 1952.
