Bill Kristol and the Non-Existent Popular Front

An arch neocon endorses social democracy--but does he though?

To say I’ve never much liked Bill Kristol is a massive understatement.

His entire public life, Kristol has been a pundit for the ruling class. In that role, he became a mouthpiece advocating for many terrible things, including the War on Terror and the invasion of Iraq. His pen is dripping with the blood of innocents.

But then he just blasted out this statement in favor of social democracy that, as a sentiment, far outpaces every major figure in the Biden administration, including Biden:

There are a couple of things going on here worth unpacking—the notion of a Popular Front, the meaning of social democracy, and Kristol’s recent grifter past.

Let me explain.