The Vanishing Point

Reagan vs. the Neoconservative movement

Posted in American politics, Neoconservatism, Reagan, Republican Party by Martin Rannje on March 3rd, 2008

To backup my postulates in the previous post (1st of March 2008), Jacob Heilbrunn, ostensibly another neocon-basher, has an interesting little piece in the New York Times, that in my opinion illustrates some of the differences between the neoconservative mindset and Reagan’s views. In this presidential election campaign, it seems that it has become a competition among conservatives and democrats alike, about who can be more Reagan-esque. Even Obama praises him. The author’s points are from a new book by Lou and Carl Cannon called “Reagan’s Disciple”. Some of the main points: (more…)