Article: The neocon bible; The Weekly Standard.(Ten years of conservatism)

How to lose money and influence people

IN "Hereditary Genius" (1869) Francis Galton argued that "natural abilities are derived by inheritance". The British psychologist's undemocratic view seems oddly appropriate to modern America. Look at the Bushes and Kennedys in politics, the Earnhardts in NASCAR racing--and the Kristols in opinion journalism.

Irving Kristol steered a succession of magazines that helped to shape neo-conservatism: Encounter, the Public Interest and the National Interest. Ten years ago, his son, Bill, persuaded Rupert Murdoch to put up the cash to set up the Weekly Standard.

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