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My Take
Kristol interests me less for any single position than for the unusual willingness to revise one. A Harvard man and a defining neoconservative voice who founded The Weekly Standard, he later recalibrated through The Bulwark rather than clinging to old certainties. Changing your public stance after decades of argument is far harder than it sounds, and I respect the intellectual stamina it takes. Founding magazines, editing, and holding a place in televised debate for years all speak to real command of the written and spoken word. Whether or not one agrees with him, a writer who argues with rigor earns a measure of regard.
Overview
William Kristol (; born December 23, 1952) is an American neoconservative writer. A frequent commentator on several networks including CNN, he was the founder and editor-at-large of the political magazine The Weekly Standard. Kristol is editor-at-large of the center-right publication The Bulwark and is among the editors of its Substack publication that bears the same name.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bill Kristol
- Name (Japanese)
- ウィリアム・クリストル
- Reading
- うぃりあむ・くりすとる
- Born
- December 23, 1952 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- journalist / writer / university teacher / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Carey McWilliams Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.