KAGAN'S VISION

Time to convene another meeting of the Robert Kagan fan club. I can't wait to read his new polemic. Oxblog's David Adesnik has been getting a preview:

I believe this will be the book that establishes beyond a shadow of a doubt that Kagan is the kind of original thinker who transcends partisan or ideological labels. I believe that "Dangerous Nation" will be the kind of book that liberals don't just read because they want to know what conservatives are thinking, but because it is a book that can educate any reader, political disagreements aside.

At a moment when "neo-conservative" has become something of a slur on both sides of the aisle, it is especially fitting for a book to come out that demonstrates not just how powerful neo-conservative thinking can be, but also how subtle -- or dare I say "nuanced"?

The neo-con cause certainly needs bolstering at the moment. BTW, Kagan also gets a brief endorsement from Times columnist Gerard Baker.