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Irving Kristol (1920-2009)
Senior Fellow Emeritus
Contact
E-mail: vrodman@aei.org
Phone: 202-862-4870
Biography
Irving Kristol is widely considered to be the founder of American neoconservatism. He was the managing editor of Commentary magazine from 1947 to 1952 and the cofounder of the U.K.-based Encounter. After eight years as the executive vice president of Basic Books, Mr. Kristol became a professor of social thought at the New York University Graduate School of Business. In July 2002, President George W. Bush awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Experience
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1972-present
- Founder, Coeditor, and Senior Editorial Associate, The Public Interest, 1965-present
- Recipient, Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2002
- John M. Olin Distinguished Fellow, AEI, 1988-99
- Founder and Publisher, The National Interest, 1985-2002
- Member, President's Commission on White House Fellowships, 1980-88
- Professor of Social Thought, New York University Graduate School of Business Administration, 1969-88
- Member, National Council on the Humanities, 1972-77
- Executive Vice President, Basic Books, 1961-69
- Editor, The Reporter, 1959-60
- Cofounder and Editor, Encounter, 1953-58
- Managing Editor, Commentary, 1947-52
- Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army (Europe during World War II)
Education
B.A., history, City College of New York
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A tribute to Irving Kristol by Christopher DeMuth and excerpts from one of the first speeches Irving Kristol gave in association with AEI.
Irving Kristol reflects on the historic significance ofThe Public Interest, a social and economic policy magazine he started in 1965.
Sunday Times
May 29, 2005
I can't resist the temptation to answer the question being put by Britain's Tories:"Is there anything we can learn from the success of America's conservatives and neoconservatives?"
The Public Interest
May 25, 2005
Commentary,the Wall Street Journal, and The Public Interest constituted what the Russians call a troika, a team of three horses pulling a carriage.
The Weekly Standard
June 21, 2004
In spite of those who scoffed at President Ronald Reagan's economic program, his policies reinvigorated the U.S. economy.
In spite of those who scoffed at President Ronald Reagan's economic program, his policies reinvigorated the U.S. economy.
The Weekly Standard
December 22, 2003
Remembering one of the most influential journalists of the 20th century.
AEI Online
September 1, 2003
Neoconservatism has flowered again lately, and George W. Bush and his administration seem at home in the political environment created by neconservatism's renaissance.
The Weekly Standard
August 25, 2003
What exactly is neoconservatism?
Public Interest
April 1, 2001
Scientists and engineers areinclined to think that the world is full of "problems" to which they should seek "solutions," yet the world isn't full of problems; the world is full of people.
The Weekly Standard
February 5, 2001
Wall Street Journal
October 19, 2000
The most notable aspect of the current presidential election has been the division that has emerged between the two versions of the welfare state envisaged by the two parties.
AEI Online
October 1, 2000
The tension between the original version of the welfare state--stern and dedicated to fostering self-reliance--and a later version that values protection above all continues to dominate our politics.
Peace and mass prosperity are transforming American politics.
The Times Literary Supplement
May 26, 2000
Weekly Standard
August 23, 1999
Commentary on The Case For Censorship by David Lowenthal.
American Outlook
January 1, 1999
AEI Annual Dinner
December 7, 1998
Wall Street Journal
July 29, 1998
Times Literary Supplement
June 19, 1998
Review of Freedom and Virtue by George Carey.
Wall Street Journal
February 2, 1998
Wall Street Journal
September 5, 1997
AEI Online
September 5, 1997
"Conflict resolution" and "peace process" are terms used to describe an approach to diplomacy that rarely, if ever, resolves conflicts or produces peace.
Wall Street Journal
August 18, 1997
AEI Online
August 18, 1997
Without clearly intending it or fully realizing it, the United States has come to dominate the world militarily and culturally.
Wall Street Journal
February 3, 1997
AEI Online
February 3, 1997
The economic and social ills of the welfare state, here and abroad, have been well publicized, but the spiritual emptiness that has led to those ills has gone largely unrecognized.
Wall Street Journal
September 9, 1996
AEI Online
September 9, 1996
As the culture wars have gained in intensity and prominence,social and economic issues have become intertwined, signaling a major shift not only in American politics, but also in American society.
Wall Street Journal
August 2, 1996
AEI Online
August 2, 1996
Americans have always seen their nation asexceptional with a very special mission: to make the world a better place. But while there is broad consensus on the mission, there is no consensus on the method.
Wall Street Journal
June 5, 1996
Wall Street Journal
April 25, 1996
Wall Street Journal
March 6, 1996
The Public Interest
September 1, 1995
Wall Street Journal
August 31, 1995
Wall Street Journal
June 13, 1995
Wall Street Journal
April 18, 1995
Washington Post
February 17, 1995
Wall Street Journal
February 6, 1995
Wall Street Journal
November 3, 1994
Wall Street Journal
August 26, 1994
Wall Street Journal
August 1, 1994
Wall Street Journal
August 1, 1994
Wall Street Journal
May 31, 1994
Wall Street Journal
April 18, 1994
AEI Bradley Lecture Series
January 10, 1994
The history of Western civilization can be viewed as a history of countercultures challenging orthodoxy, with the orthodoxy resisting, co-opting, and adapting.
Wall Street Journal
November 24, 1993
Wall Street Journal
October 12, 1993
Wall Street Journal
August 19, 1993
Wall Street Journal
June 14, 1993
The National Interest
April 1, 1993
Wall Street Journal
March 24, 1993
Wall Street Journal
February 1, 1993
Wall Street Journal
August 6, 1992
National Interest
June 1, 1992
Times Literary Supplement
May 22, 1992
Wall Street Journal
May 12, 1992
National Review
March 16, 1992
Wall Street Journal
March 16, 1992
Wall Street Journal
January 7, 1992
1991 Francis Boyer Lecture, AEI Annual Dinner
December 4, 1991
What is there about a market economy that leads large numbers of people, including a lot of intelligent people, to believe that there is something radically wrong with it?
Wall Street Journal
September 11, 1991
Wall Street Journal
July 31, 1991
Wall Street Journal
June 3, 1991
Wall Street Journal
April 15, 1991
Wall Street Journal
February 22, 1991
New York Times
January 27, 1991
Wall Street Journal
December 17, 1990
Wall Street Journal
November 16, 1990
The New York Times
February 2, 1990
The Wall Street Journal
October 24, 1989
1980 Francis Boyer LectureAEI Annual Dinner
December 11, 1980
Remembered byPaul W. McCracken, Robert H. Bork, Irving Kristol, and Michael Novak.
Books [List all]
Neoconservatism
Ivan R. Dee
March 31, 1999
Neoconservatism is the most comprehensive selection of Kristol's influential writings on politics and economics.
Scorpions in a Bottle
Hillsdale College Press
May 1, 1989
Selected addresses from the Shavano Institute's conference on moral equivalence.
Capitalism and Socialism
AEI Press
January 1, 1988
This book examines capitalism and socialism and how religion and theology are incorporated into their definitions.
Speeches and Testimony
Freedom and Vigilance (Introductory Remarks)
AEI Annual Dinner
December 7, 1998
Countercultures
AEI Bradley Lecture Series
January 10, 1994
The history of Western civilization can be viewed as a history of countercultures challenging orthodoxy, with the orthodoxy resisting, co-opting, and adapting.
The Capitalist Future
1991 Francis Boyer Lecture, AEI Annual Dinner
December 4, 1991
What is there about a market economy that leads large numbers of people, including a lot of intelligent people, to believe that there is something radically wrong with it?
William J. Baroody, Sr.
1980 Francis Boyer LectureAEI Annual Dinner
December 11, 1980
Remembered byPaul W. McCracken, Robert H. Bork, Irving Kristol, and Michael Novak.
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