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A Conservative Continuum

The sharp divides within the conservative movement are more imagined than real. Any conservative—whether "paleo" or "neo"— would object to a foreign policy bereft of values.

Priorities, Not Delusions

Opportunistic policies advocated on both sides of the political aisle won’t address the real challenges that threaten the well-being of the United States.

Reaganism v. Neo-Reaganism

Reagan knew the difference between a conservative foreign policy and Wilsonian interventionism. Do his soi-disant heirs know it too?

Present Laughter or Utopian Bliss?

Realists, neoconservatives and the Great Intramural Debate: who speaks for a conservative foreign policy?

Commentary

The Smear Campaign

Charges of anti-Semitism against GOP Senate candidate Tom Campbell are completely overblown.

The End of Socialism

Germany’s voters handed a big victory this weekend to conservatives and free marketeers. Is socialism finished in Europe?

Leaving Baghdad

We should thank the Iraqi parliament—not President Obama—for setting a timetable to get U.S. troops out of Iraq.

Blogs

The Real Price of Power

Robert Kagan thinks national-security spending is irrelevant to the nation's debt. He's wrong.

The Republican Landslide

The GOP is poised to dominate the midterm elections. Will it affect Americans' ability to choose their own senators and pay income taxes?

What Cameron's Cuts Mean for Conservatives and Neocons

London's military-budget cuts are an inconvenient truth for neocons like Max Boot.

Books & Reviews

Homo Neoconus

Everyone knows about Bill Kristol and Robert Kagan. But what about their intellectual godfather? A look at the original democracy-promoting liberal defense hawk, JFK and LBJ advisor Walt Rostow.

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February 13, 2012