Irving Kristol
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
Notes
- ↑ 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.
