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A '''neoconservative''' (colloquially, ''neocon'') is a [[Republican]] who opposes [[affirmative action]] and supports [[free enterprise]], but is not motivated by religious values. Neoconservatives tend to support [[free trade]] and immigration.
A '''neoconservative''' (colloquially, ''neocon'') is a former liberal turned conservative. Neoconservatives believe that democracy can and should be installed around the world, even in Muslim countries such as Iraq, [[Iran]], and [[Saudi Arabia]]. Neoconservatives were responsible for persuading President [[George W. Bush]] to invade Iraq, and they have lobbied for military action against [[Iran]] also.
Neoconservatives believe that democracy can and should be installed around the world, even in Muslim countries such as Iraq, [[Iran]], and [[Saudi Arabia]]. Neoconservatives were responsible for persuading President [[George W. Bush]] to invade Iraq, and they have lobbied for military action against [[Iran]] also.
==Origin==
The root of neoconservatism lie in a group of largely Jewish intellectuals who attended City College of New York in the mid- to late 1930's and early 1940's, a group that included [[Irving Kristol]], [[Daniel Bell]], [[Irving Howe]], [[Nathan Glazer]] and [[Daniel Patrick Moynihan]].
== Publications ==
== Publications ==