16 November 2025
Mark Schmitt (New America, Vox Polyarchy) and James Poulos (Forbes, Free Radicals, The Daily Beast)
- Irving Kristol’s legacy and the meaning of neoconservatism . 00:39
- Are we all neocons now? . 05:00
- How sex and drugs lead to neoconservatism . 22:10
- Miley Cyrus and human dignity . 27:53
- Searching for the good life with John Edwards and Mark Sanford . 37:26
- Ross and Reihan as Kristol’s heirs . 58:00
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Recorded:Sep 22
Posted:Sep 22, 2009
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- Amity Shlaes on Irving Kristol
- Peter Steinfels’s book “The Neoconservatives”
- American Spectator’s 1969 interview with Kristol
- Kristol’s book “Two Cheers for Capitalism”
- Kristol’s essay “Capitalism, Socialism, and Nihilism”
- Michael Gerson on modern romance
- James’s response to Gerson
- James on Miley Cyrus
- Video of Miley Cyrus’s pole dance (we swear, this really is mentioned in the diavlog)
- Reihan Salam and Ross Douthat’s book, “Grand New Party”
Bloggingheads.tv | Sep 22, 2009 | Mark Schmitt & James Poulos
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