A 397795 NEOCONSERVATISM Edited,with an Introduction by IRWIN STELZER Atlantic Books London CONTENTS Acknowledgements 1 Neoconservatives and their Critics: An Introduction: Irwin Stelzer 3 Part I: Neoconservatism Defined and Demystified 29 The Neoconservative Persuasion: Irving Kristol 31 The Neocon Cabal and Other Fantasies: David Brooks 39 Myths about Neoconservatism: Max Boot 43 Part II: Neoconservatives and Foreign Policy with Some Comments by Friendly Dissenters 53 National Interest and Global Responsibility: William Kristol and Robert Kagan 55 Postscript -June 04:William Kristol 75 The President's National Security Strategy: Condoleezza Rice 79 New Threats for Old: Margaret Thatcher 89 Doctrine of the International Community: Tony Blair 105 Beyond the Axis of Evil: Additional Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction: John R. Bolton 117 The Slow Undoing: The Assault on, and Underestimation of, Nationality: George F. Will 127 Part III: Neoconservatives and Domestic Policy 141 A Conservative Welfare State: Irving Kristol 143 Broken Windows: The Police and Neighborhood Safety: James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling 149 Pornography, Obscenity, and the Case for Censorship: Irving Kristol • 167 The Dread Deficit: Robert L. Bartley 181 Neoconservative Economic Policy:Virtues andVices: Irwin Stelzer 193 Part IV:The Origins of Neoconservatism 199 Philosophic Roots, the Role of Leo Strauss, and the War in Iraq: Kenneth R. Weinstein 201 Conservatives and Neoconservatives: Adam Wolfson 213 Neoconservatism as a Response to the Counter-Culture: Jeane Kirkpatrick 233 The Neoconservative Cabal: Joshua Muravchik 241 Part V: The Future of Neoconservatism 259 Neoconservatives and the Court of Public Opinion in America: Karlyn Bowman 261 The Very British Roots of Neoconservatism and its Lessons for British Conservatives: Michael Gove 269 The Prospect for Neoconservatism in Germany: Jeffrey Gedmin 289 Neoconservatism in Europe: A View from Portugal: Joao Carlos Espada 299 List of Contributors 311 Scholars and Others Mentioned 314 Sources _ _ 318 Index 320.