Bill Kristol

American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1952 · age 73

William Kristol 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.

Bill Kristol is read about 610 times a day, in 20 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 12 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 110 days, one point a day.

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2021“Almost every Afghan refugee will turn out to be so much better an American than Charlie Kirk.”In their words16 August 2021Twitter postRead the whole statement

2018“There seem to be more CRIMINALS in the Trump Administration than in the Caravan.”In their words21 November 2018Twitter postRead the whole statement

“Younger people actually understand how it works. They don't just take what they are fed according to their preferences; they go look at other things.”In their words30 October 2018As quoted in "Bill Kristol: 'I've Always Been More Anti-Baby Boomer and More Pro-Millennial'" (30 October 2018), by Renee Brown-Cheng, BoldRead the whole statement

“The rhetorical extremism, the winking at violence, the reveling in vulgarity, and the embrace of amoralism are not bugs but features of Trumpism.”In their words20 October 2018Twitter postRead the whole statement

“I’d rather fight than switch. It’s worth fighting.”In their words9 September 2018Twitter postRead the whole statement

“So WE are to blame for the "bad blood" with Russia. Not what Putin has done in Ukraine, in Syria, in the UK, at home, or with respect to our elections. Amazing.”In their words11 April 2018Twitter postRead the whole statement

2001Carey McWilliams AwardAward1952Born23 December 1952

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Kristol with President Richard Nixon in 1970

Kristol with Vice President Dan Quayle in 1989

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with Kristol and former DNC Chairman Howard Dean before appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on September 22, 2014

Orating, ASU, March 2017

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Bill Kristol

4 statements, newest first

You have to use words as they are understood in your time and place.
18 November 2020 · As quoted in "'Conservative': A Term Up for Grabs" (18 November 2020), by Jay Nordlinger, National Review, Own words
Hasn't America really always been, at least since the middle of the 19th century, a majority-minority country?
6 November 2018 · Twitter post, Own words
No disease any refugee might bring to America is as dangerous as the disease of fear, bigotry and hatred now being spread in America by Fox.
29 October 2018 · Twitter post, Own words

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Awards

Carey McWilliams Award2001

About this person

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. Since 2014, he has been the host of Conversations with Bill Kristol, an interview web program.

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