Irving Kristol

Irving Kristol (1920-) is considered the founder of American neoconservatism. He is married to conservative author and emeritus professor Gertrude Himmelfarb, and is the father of William Kristol. He describes himself as a "liberal mugged by reality."

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1920 - American neoconservatism - Gertrude Himmelfarb - William Kristol

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Irving Kristol was born into a Jewish family in New York City, earned his B.A. in History from the City College of New York in 1940, where he was an active Trotskyist. He wrote in 1983 that he was ?proud? to have been a member of the Fourth International in 1940. http://www.amconmag.com/06_30_03/feature.html From 1941-1944, he served as staff sergeant in the armored infantry in Europe in World War II.

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New York City - B.A. - City College of New York - 1940 - Trotskyist - Fourth International - 1941 - 1944 - Europe - World War II

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He was the managing editor of Commentary magazine from 1947 to 1952, cofounder of the British magazine Encounter and its editor from 1953 to 1958, editor of the Reporter from 1959 to 1960, executive vice-president of Basic Books from 1961 to 1969, and professor of social thought at the New York University Graduate School of Business from 1969 to 1988. Since 1988, he has been John M. Olin Distinguished Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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Commentary - 1947 - 1952 - Encounter - 1953 - 1958 - Reporter - 1959 - 1960 - Basic Books - 1961 - 1969 - New York University - 1988 - American Enterprise Institute

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Kristol is the founder of the politics and culture journal The Public Interest and the foreign affairs journal The National Interest. He was co-editor of The Public Interest (first with Daniel Bell, then with Nathan Glazer) from its founding in 1965 until 2002 and publisher of The National Interest from its founding in 1985 to 2001.

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The Public Interest - Foreign affairs - The National Interest - Daniel Bell - Nathan Glazer - 1965 - 2002 - 1985 - 2001

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He is a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute since 1988, a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 1972, a member of the Wall Street Journal Board of Contributors since 1972, and president of National Affairs, Inc.

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American Enterprise Institute - 1988 - Council on Foreign Relations - 1972 - Wall Street Journal - National Affairs, Inc.

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In July 2002, President George W. Bush awarded Kristol the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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July - 2002 - George W. Bush - Presidential Medal of Freedom

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