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Tag: Birnbaum

AP / The Weekly Standard

Reflections on the ‘Godfather’ of Neoconservatism

By Norman Birnbaum —

It is puzzling that obituary notices of Irving Kristol obviously intended to be positive designate him the “Godfather” of neoconservatism. Likening this group of thinkers and writers to a gang of Mafiosi may or may not be accurate; it is certainly not flattering.