Bring Back the Neocons

12/12/2025 20 min
Bring Back the Neocons

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Episode Synopsis

Not about Iraq. But the moral tenor of their political writings could be an antidote to Trumpism.

By David Brooks

From the ⁠⁠⁠January 2026 issue⁠⁠⁠.

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