Over a decade ago I was attending the meeting of the Philadelphia Society, a conservative outfit with some libertarian members. It was founded, I believe, by, among others, William F. Buckley, Jr. At that particular meeting the keynote address was given by Irving Kristol, the father of American neo-conservatism. A neo-conservative is a strange bird, indeed – the predecessor of the compassionate conservative, as best as I can tell. As with all conservatives, one cannot give a clear definition of neo-conservatism because a hallmark of conservative thinking is not to get too wedded to principles. Conservatism is, in fact, not … Continue reading Do We Need War for the Young?