Last updated on: 12/30/2010 | Author: ProCon.org
William Kristol, PhD Biography
- Title:
- Editor of the Weekly Standard
- Position:
- Con to the question "Was Bill Clinton a Good President?"
- Reasoning:
“Clinton didn’t, as he now claims, lead us ‘to a new era of peace.’ He inherited a hard-won peace, failed to lead, and part of his legacy is 9/11. It was understandable (if unfortunate) that in 1992, after the end of the Cold War, the American people would think they could afford a president who would fatuously think it enough to claim to be ‘on the right side of history’ (whatever that means), rather than being willing to make tough decisions.”
“Bill Clinton: My Excellent Foreign Policy,” Weekly Standard, Aug. 28, 2008
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
- Experts
Individuals with PhDs, JDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to US presidential history. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to US presidential history. - Involvement and Affiliations:
- Co-founder and Chairman, Project for the New American Century, 1997-present
- Co-founder and Editor, The Weekly Standard, 1995-present
- Chief of Staff to Vice President Dan Quayle, 1988-1992
- Chief of Staff to Secretary of Education William Bennett, 1985-1988
- Faculty, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1983-1985
- Faculty, Political Science Department, University of Pennsylvania, 1979-1983
- Political Corespondent, FOX News
- Board Member, Manhattan Institute
- Board Member, John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs
- Board Member, Shalem Foundation
- Education:
- PhD, Political Science, Harvard University, 1979
- AB, Harvard University, 1973
- Contact Info:
- Phone
- 202-293-4900
- editor@weeklystandard.com
- Website
- New York Times profile
- Other:
- None found
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Was Bill Clinton a Good President?
