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Mamet’s disfavor arguably has less to do with his hard-right turn into neocon bloviation than the calcification of much of his more recent writing.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
The big picture: Some America First celebrities, including Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon, have long been suspicious of Waltz's neocon roots.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
Against the devoted coalition of evangelical Christians, neocons, pompous billionaires and MAGA Republicans who now dominate the other side of the aisle, this prevaricating has failed to muster enthusiasm for the Democratic Party or much of the industry’s own product.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The blame for these debacles falls squarely on the neocons.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
The big picture: Some America First celebrities, including Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon, have long been suspicious of Waltz's neocon roots.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
Against the devoted coalition of evangelical Christians, neocons, pompous billionaires and MAGA Republicans who now dominate the other side of the aisle, this prevaricating has failed to muster enthusiasm for the Democratic Party or much of the industry’s own product.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
The blame for these debacles falls squarely on the neocons.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neocon
neoconservative
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Wielding the language of liberal internationalism to justify ruinous intervention abroad has long been the modus operandi of the neoconservatives, who, since the ascendancy of Trump over the Republican Party, have gravitated back to their original home among the Democrats.—
Anatol Lieven,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Trump is fusing this use of American power, which the neoconservatives and George W. Bush had no qualms about, to a much more aggressive vision of national interest.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Neocon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neocon. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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