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Monday 24 September 2012

Neoconservatism is, we shall argue, a unique species of anti-Americanism. At the deepest philosophical level, neoconservatism stands for the repeal of 1776. For the past five decades, the neocons have devoted their considerable philosophical and polemical talents to analyzing and critiquing the ideas and policies of the liberal-Left as being anti-American. This is one of the attributes for which they are best known. Furthermore, they have also done important and sometimes path-breaking work in resuscitating the study of the American Founding. What is less well known, however, is that the neocons have also devoted considerable time and energy undermining (in very subtle ways) the principles of a free society. This will of course come as a surprise to some, as the neocons have likewise invested a great deal of time and energy mining the American past in search of usable traditions that will cast an Americanized veil over their core principles. They have worked very hard to convince the American people that there is something in the national character that is naturally inclined toward the neoconservative way of viewing the world. We think not. Neoconservatism: An Obituary for an Idea

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