Changes

==Shift to the Left==

==Shift to the Left==

Since [[Donald Trump]]'s 2016 presidential candidacy, Kristol has moved to the [[Liberal|Left]], becoming a prominent [[Never Trump movement]] activist.<ref>Farhi, Paul (February 17, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bill-kristol-knows-his-predictions-have-been-bad-but-hes-going-to-keep-making-them/2016/02/17/3a301680-d4d4-11e5-9823-02b905009f99_story.html Bill Kristol knows his predictions have been bad but he’s going to keep making them]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Bash, Dana; Schleifer, Theodore (May 31, 2016). [http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/30/politics/adam-kinzinger-no-path-third-party-run/index.html Never-Trump conservatives search for alternative]. ''CNN''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref> Even after Trump's election as U.S. President, Kristol continued his petty attacks against Trump, a conservative.<ref>Kelly, Julie (February 27, 2017). [http://thefederalist.com/2017/02/27/ive-decided-break-bill-kristol/ Why I’ve Decided To Break Up With Bill Kristol]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref> He advocated for "rebranding" [[establishment]] Never-Trump "conservatives" as liberals.<ref>Lee, Tony (August 5, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/05/bill-kristol-never-trumpers-rebrand-liberals/ Bill Kristol: Never Trumpers Should ‘Rebrand’ as ‘Liberals’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/billkristol/status/893889000045502464?lang=en</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/913532556104126466</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/883844528809152513</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/billkristol/status/908299164215386115?lang=en</ref> Kristol endorsed Democrat Doug Jones (who takes very left-wing positions even by national standards), stating he would be a better Senator than conservative Republican [[Roy Moore]].<ref>https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/920763879390679040</ref>

Since [[Donald Trump]]'s 2016 presidential candidacy, Kristol has moved to the [[Liberal|Left]], becoming a prominent [[Never Trump movement]] activist.<ref>Farhi, Paul (February 17, 2016). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bill-kristol-knows-his-predictions-have-been-bad-but-hes-going-to-keep-making-them/2016/02/17/3a301680-d4d4-11e5-9823-02b905009f99_story.html Bill Kristol knows his predictions have been bad but he’s going to keep making them]. ''The Washington Post''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref><ref>Bash, Dana; Schleifer, Theodore (May 31, 2016). [https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/30/politics/adam-kinzinger-no-path-third-party-run/index.html Never-Trump conservatives search for alternative]. ''CNN''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref> Even after Trump's election as U.S. President, Kristol continued his petty attacks against Trump, a conservative.<ref>Kelly, Julie (February 27, 2017). [https://thefederalist.com/2017/02/27/ive-decided-break-bill-kristol/ Why I’ve Decided To Break Up With Bill Kristol]. ''The Federalist''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref> He advocated for "rebranding" [[establishment]] Never-Trump "conservatives" as liberals.<ref>Lee, Tony (August 5, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/05/bill-kristol-never-trumpers-rebrand-liberals/ Bill Kristol: Never Trumpers Should ‘Rebrand’ as ‘Liberals’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved October 27, 2017.</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/billkristol/status/893889000045502464?lang=en</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/913532556104126466</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/883844528809152513</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/billkristol/status/908299164215386115?lang=en</ref> Kristol endorsed Democrat Doug Jones (who takes very left-wing positions even by national standards), stating he would be a better Senator than conservative Republican [[Roy Moore]].<ref>https://twitter.com/BillKristol/status/920763879390679040</ref>

In November 2017, Kristol tweeted: "The GOP tax bill's bringing out my inner socialist. The sex scandals are bringing out my inner feminist. Donald Trump and Roy Moore are bringing out my inner liberal. WHAT IS HAPPENING?"<ref>Bowden, John (November 21, 2017). [http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/361443-conservative-writer-trump-and-moore-are-bringing-out-my-inner Bill Kristol: Trump and Moore 'are bringing out my inner liberal']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 21, 2017.</ref>

In November 2017, Kristol tweeted: "The GOP tax bill's bringing out my inner socialist. The sex scandals are bringing out my inner feminist. Donald Trump and Roy Moore are bringing out my inner liberal. WHAT IS HAPPENING?"<ref>Bowden, John (November 21, 2017). [https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/361443-conservative-writer-trump-and-moore-are-bringing-out-my-inner Bill Kristol: Trump and Moore 'are bringing out my inner liberal']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved November 21, 2017.</ref>

In January 2018, without citing any evidence, claimed that conservative Fox News host [[Tucker Carlson]] and his show (which promotes a merit-based immigration system that would benefit American citizens first regardless of skin color) were "close now to racism" and "[white] ethnonationalism of some kind."<ref>Key, Pam (January 25, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/25/bill-kristol-calls-tucker-carlsons-fnc-show-ethno-nationalism-kind-close-now-racism/ Bill Kristol Calls Tucker Carlson’s FNC Show ‘Ethno-Nationalism of Some Kind,’ ‘Close Now to Racism’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 26, 2018.<br>See also:

In January 2018, without citing any evidence, claimed that conservative Fox News host [[Tucker Carlson]] and his show (which promotes a merit-based immigration system that would benefit American citizens first regardless of skin color) were "close now to racism" and "[white] ethnonationalism of some kind."<ref>Key, Pam (January 25, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/25/bill-kristol-calls-tucker-carlsons-fnc-show-ethno-nationalism-kind-close-now-racism/ Bill Kristol Calls Tucker Carlson’s FNC Show ‘Ethno-Nationalism of Some Kind,’ ‘Close Now to Racism’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 26, 2018.<br>See also:

*Poor, Jeff (January 25, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/25/tucker-carlson-responds-bill-kristol-former-intellectual-now-exists-primarily-twitter/ Tucker Carlson Responds to Bill Kristol — ‘Former Intellectual Who Now Exists Primarily on Twitter’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 26, 2018.</ref>

*Poor, Jeff (January 25, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/01/25/tucker-carlson-responds-bill-kristol-former-intellectual-now-exists-primarily-twitter/ Tucker Carlson Responds to Bill Kristol — ‘Former Intellectual Who Now Exists Primarily on Twitter’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 26, 2018.</ref>

==Education==

==Education==