Neoconservative Architect of Endless War Remembered Fondly by NYT
The New York Times' remembrance of Norman Podhoretz, influential editor and neoconservative force, conveniently glosses over how his 'vision' helped pave the road to multiple costly, bloody conflicts. Podhoretz, a key architect of the neoconservative project, advocated for an aggressive, interventionist foreign policy, echoing calls we hear today for perpetual war in the Middle East. While his
intellectual journey is recounted, the body count from ideas like 'preemptive war' and unquestioning support for certain geopolitical agendas remains unmentioned. One might charitably call it 'selective historical memory,' or perhaps just straight-up propaganda. The paper of record celebrates the 'ideas man' but forgets the shattered nations and humanitarian crises these very ideas spawned. When a
figure's legacy is detached from its bloody outcome, does it cease to be a legacy, or merely a whitewash?