In the Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal (December 30, 2002), there appeared an article, “What the Heck Is a Neocon?” It was written by (I am not making this up) Max Boot. This is unquestionably the most unfortunate name in the history of the conservative movement. “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — for ever.” ~ George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four “How much boot?” “Max!” You can see the man’s problem. Mr. Boot insists that the word “conservatism” applies to whatever Pat Buchanan isn’t and whatever Charles Coughlin wasn’t. (Coughlin was … Continue reading Take a Neocon Litmus Test