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Mamet’s disfavor arguably has less to do with his hard-right turn into neocon bloviation than the calcification of much of his more recent writing.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
The big picture: Some America First celebrities, including Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon, have long been suspicious of Waltz's neocon roots.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
The neocons rose to prominence in the wake of two unique events.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Lippmann, it should be noted, was originally a liberal internationalist whose views were not all that different from those of the modern neocons.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2023
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025
The big picture: Some America First celebrities, including Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon, have long been suspicious of Waltz's neocon roots.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 29 Mar. 2025
The neocons rose to prominence in the wake of two unique events.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Lippmann, it should be noted, was originally a liberal internationalist whose views were not all that different from those of the modern neocons.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neocon
neoconservative
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Panelists suggested ever more intricate ways to give regional peace a chance, until the neoconservative Michael Ledeen spoke out heretically.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Remarkably, the one issue that once unified evangelicals, neoconservatives, and grassroots Republicans—unwavering support for Israel—is now fracturing.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Neocon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neocon. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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