Neoconservatives

The Orphan Of The American Political Spectrum

Patrick Maines | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics


Patrick Maines

Were one to design a political philosophy calculated to appeal to large numbers of "conservatives" and "liberals," it might look very much like contemporary libertarianism.

Neocons' Jihad against Liberal Parties in Egypt

Wael Nawara | Posted 11.05.2009 | World


Wael Nawara

What does it mean to be an Egyptian Neocon? In their words, it means that they believe that the USA, has the right and the obligation to spread "democracy" and "capitalism," by force if necessary.

From Caucus Room, Sen. Levin Slams Dick Cheney

Taylor Marsh | Posted 10.30.2009 | World


Taylor Marsh

All that Afghanistan needs is more troops, according to the Krauthammer crew. Well, yesterday, Sen. Levin, the last to speak at the event, made a point of putting them in their place.

Present at the Cremation: The Long, Slow Death of the GOP?

Rob Diamond | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Rob Diamond

We are witnessing today an unmistakable emergence of deep fissures within the Republican Party. It begs the question, are we watching the beginning of the end -- the long, slow death of the GOP?

GOP to Protest Mom and Apple Pie

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Robert J. Elisberg

Conservatives are topping even themselves, as they actually complain about the President calling for Americans to volunteer. If this keeps up, they are going to put The Onion out of business.

Obama Strikes Back -- First Year Agenda, Phase III

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Michael B. Laskoff

Phase III: Obama Strikes Back. The Republicans are still leaderless and teabaggers have hung up their Lipton for the winter. Meanwhile, two-thirds of Americans still want health care reform.

Dick Cheney Keeps the Flame Aloft

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


Jacob Heilbrunn

It might be tempting to dismiss Cheney's remarks -- about Obama allegedly dithering when it comes to Afghanistan -- as so much conservative boilerplate. But that would be a mistake.

Commander in Chief: Yes He Is

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 10.22.2009 | World


Lorelei Kelly

Obama and his team (and an increasing number of voices on Capitol Hill) know that, in today's world, security problems are beyond the purview of the military acting alone.

Dear Capitol Hill: We Confess, Muslims Want to Serve America

Salam Al Marayati | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Salam Al Marayati

What's next? Muslims trying to infiltrate the Congress by scheduling lobby days, or by simply meeting with their members of Congress?

Frank Rich Slams McCain, Neoconservatives: 'Two Wrongs Make Another Fiasco'

New York Times | Frank Rich | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics


THOSE of us who love F. Scott Fitzgerald must acknowledge that he did get one big thing wrong. There are second acts in American lives. (Just ask Mari...

Obama Should Adopt the "Public Option" in Afghanistan

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics


Leon T. Hadar

Will Obama disappoint the foreign policy elites or will he, like Bush, send a "Drop Dead" message to the American people?

Fear Of Fascism, "Gay Agenda" At Conservative Conference

The Washington Independent | David Weigel | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics


ST. LOUIS -- Kitty Werthmann has made quite a career out of warning Americans that fascism is on its way. The 84-year-old native Austrian survived the...

Mitt Romney's Foreign Policy Vision, in Need of Corrective Lenses

Frankie Sturm | Posted 11.27.2009 | Politics


Frankie Sturm

The fact that economies in Europe, Asia, and elsewhere have grown since 1945 is not a sign of American decline. It's a testament to US leadership.

A "Liberal Jew" Responds to Norman Podhoretz

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


Abby L. Ferber

The American system did make good on its promises for Jews; this is why so many Jews refuse to support the conservative politics of exclusion and fear. Podhoretz would have us chop down the ladder behind us.

The Bile Boils Over

Tom Sullivan | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


Tom Sullivan

Conservatives bathed in daily lies -- from WMDs to "death panels" -- have become so comfortable spreading them that they treat it like good, clean fun for the whole family.

ABC-TV, Why Do You Hate Amurika?

Edward Murray | Posted 11.08.2009 | Comedy


Edward Murray

I am writing this letter to you, ABC-TV bulk mail paper shredder, because I demand that you erase this encounter from my memory with your classified alien technology.

Con Games: Conservatism In Reality

Michael Conniff | Posted 08.14.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Conniff

Two out of every three Republicans believe news of global climate change is "exaggerated" -- the same margin as those who want Sarah Palin to remain "a major national political figure."

Post's Krauthammer Pushes Dangerous Fantasy

Joe Cirincione | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


Joe Cirincione

Krauthammer wants Russia to build more nuclear weapons. Why? Because he thinks we can shoot them out of the sky like clay pigeons. This is simply not true.

The Latest Neocon Attack on Obama

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 08.02.2009 | World


Jacob Heilbrunn

Urging Obama to stand up for human rights is all well and good. But what, exactly, would he accomplish by upbraiding Vladimir Putin for his lapses?

Iran's Do-It-Yourself Revolution

Stephen Zunes | Posted 08.01.2009 | World


Stephen Zunes

The future of Iran belongs in the hands of the Iranians. The best thing the United States can do to support a more open and pluralistic society in that country is to stay out of the way.

The Republican Summer Olympics of 2009

Gary Cohan | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


Gary Cohan

Republicans' private embraces are often in complete contradistinction with their own oft-trumpeted, Biblically-mandated "moral" guidelines for the rest of us.

On Soccer, Neocons Sound Like Anti-American Europeans

Max Bergmann | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Max Bergmann

Why would the neocons adopt such an isolationist view, at a time when the world is beginning to freak out at the prospect of the potential rising of America as a soccer power?

Neocons Salivate Over the Chance for Another Middle East War

Robert J. Elisberg | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Robert J. Elisberg

"Standing up" for Mr. Mousavi would get him painted as an American puppet, a disaster for reformers.

The Night Of The Living Neocons: Salon

Salon | Gary Kamiya | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Like Rasputin, the unhinged "Mad Monk" whom they sometimes seem to have adopted as an intellectual role model, the neoconservatives who brought us the...

Why American Neo-Cons Wanted Ahmadinejad to Win

Stephen Zunes | Posted 07.18.2009 | World


Stephen Zunes

It is unfortunate that Ahmadinejad is apparently remaining in office despite the fact that the United States now has a reformer in the White House.