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Recent Examples of neoconservatism
Not a Klansman from the era of lynching, but far from a typical conservative of the nineties and aughts, Peter effectively shifted Republicans away from neoconservatism and toward nativism.
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Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
The Republican Party embraced neoconservatism; Buchanan and his cohort were the stewards of an ideology for cranks.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Indeed, Trump’s foreign policy has often been less a repudiation of neoconservatism than a mutation of it.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
And so that’s really the roots of neoconservatism.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
The Republican Party embraced neoconservatism; Buchanan and his cohort were the stewards of an ideology for cranks.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Indeed, Trump’s foreign policy has often been less a repudiation of neoconservatism than a mutation of it.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
And so that’s really the roots of neoconservatism.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neoconservatism
Noun
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The film centers on three women in a remote Bangladeshi village – blind Momi, schoolgirl Hima, and pregnant Laili – who dream of escaping a world shaped by superstition and religious conservatism, with consequences that grow increasingly dire for each of them.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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In 2012, an eighteen-year-old named Charlie Kirk founded Turning Point USA, a nonprofit organization meant to promote fiscal conservatism among young people.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Noun
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The alpine traditionalism on display at Heididorf notwithstanding, Switzerland is among the most cosmopolitan nations in Europe.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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It’s rooted in traditionalism and an us-versus-them mindset, in which people who look like me, and even certain Cardinals players, wonder if we’d be considered them.—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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“Neoconservatism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neoconservatism. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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